Which to use
“cisão” and “colisão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,806
- “cisão” frequency rank
- #9,976
- “colisão” frequency rank
- 46782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cisão | colisão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de cindir | choque |
Where the eye mixes cisão and colisão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cisão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against colisão's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cisão vs colisão
A purely visual mix-up. cisão (/si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) and colisão (/ku.li.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cisão is recorded at frequency rank #36,806, classified as anoun, pronounced /si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. colisão is at rank #9,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.li.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46782, this pair ranks #18,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cisão vs colisão
Shared letters: ciosã. Private to "cisão": -. Private to "colisão": l.
"cisão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "colisão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cisão" and "colisão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cisão" vs "colisão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cisão" and "colisão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cisão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colisão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cisão" and "colisão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cisão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #18,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.