Which to use
“cite” is a verb and “coice” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,938
- “cite” frequency rank
- #41,401
- “coice” frequency rank
- 65339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cite | coice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | citar, fazer uma citação | pancada defensiva que certos quadrúpedes desferem, lançando a pata para trás ou para os lados |
Where the eye mixes cite and coice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cite vs coice
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cite is /saɪt/ while coice is /ˈkoj.sɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cite is recorded at frequency rank #23,938, classified as averb, pronounced /saɪt/. coice is at rank #41,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkoj.sɨ/.
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 65339, this pair ranks #5,427 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cite vs coice
Shared letters: cei. Private to "cite": t. Private to "coice": o.
"cite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "coice" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cite" for "coice" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cite" vs "coice" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cite" and "coice" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,427 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cite" and "coice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coice vs conca". 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 #5,427 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.