Which to use
“coelho” and “coesão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,314
- “coelho” frequency rank
- #18,534
- “coesão” frequency rank
- 21848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coelho | coesão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mamífero da família Leporidae de longas orelhas, muito prolífico e muito apreciado pela pele e pela carne | o ato ou efeito de manter-se unido |
Where the eye mixes coelho and coesão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. coelho (CVVCCV) and coesão (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between coelho and coesão
A purely visual mix-up. coelho ([ˈkwe.ʎʊ]) and coesão (/kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 21848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coelho is recorded at frequency rank #3,314, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkwe.ʎʊ]. coesão is at rank #18,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kwe.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 21848, this pair ranks #48,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coelho vs coesão
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "coelho": hl. Private to "coesão": sã.
"coelho" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "coesão" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coelho ← ccoelho · ceolho · coehlo · coelhho · coellho · coeloh · coleho · ocelho
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coelho" for "coesão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coelho" vs "coesão" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coelho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coesão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coelho" and "coesão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "césio vs coesão". 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 #48,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.