Which to use
“clemência” and “coerência” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,250
- “clemência” frequency rank
- #16,965
- “coerência” frequency rank
- 40215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clemência | coerência |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | amenidade | congruência, nexo, ligação harmônica |
Where the eye mixes clemência and coerência
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. clemência (CCVCVCCVV) and coerência (CVVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between clemência and coerência
A purely visual mix-up. clemência (/klɨ.ˈmẽ.sjɐ/) and coerência (/kwe.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clemência is recorded at frequency rank #23,250, classified as anoun, pronounced /klɨ.ˈmẽ.sjɐ/. coerência is at rank #16,965, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kwe.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/.
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 40215, this pair ranks #25,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clemência vs coerência
Shared letters: aceinê. Private to "clemência": lm. Private to "coerência": or.
"clemência" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVV · "coerência" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clemência" and "coerência" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "clemência" or "coerência" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "clemência" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coerência" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clemência" and "coerência" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carência vs coerência". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #25,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.