Which to use
“cisão” and “cosa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,806
- “cisão” frequency rank
- #31,312
- “cosa” frequency rank
- 68118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cisão | cosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de cindir | coisa |
Where the eye mixes cisão and cosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cisão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against cosa's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cisão and cosa
A purely visual mix-up. cisão (/si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) and cosa (/'kɔ.sa/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68118, 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/. cosa is at rank #31,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'kɔ.sa/.
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 68118, this pair ranks #4,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cisão vs cosa
Shared letters: cos. Private to "cisão": iã. Private to "cosa": a.
"cisão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cosa ← ccosa · cossa · csoa · ocsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cisão" and "cosa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cisão" or "cosa"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cisão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cisão" and "cosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cisão". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #4,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.