Which to use
“coalizão” and “colisão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,231
- “coalizão” frequency rank
- #9,976
- “colisão” frequency rank
- 21207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coalizão | colisão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acordo entre partidos políticos para atingir um fim comum | choque |
Where the eye mixes coalizão and colisão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. coalizão runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVV) against colisão's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coalizão and colisão
A purely visual mix-up. coalizão (/kułigɜˈsɜ̃ũ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coalizão is recorded at frequency rank #11,231, classified as anoun, pronounced /kułigɜˈsɜ̃ũ/. 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 21207, this pair ranks #49,128 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coalizão vs colisão
Shared letters: ciloã. Private to "coalizão": az. Private to "colisão": s.
"coalizão" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVV · "colisão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coalizão" and "colisão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "coalizão" vs "colisão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coalizão" 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 #49,128 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coalizão" and "colisão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colisão vs colosso". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,128 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.