Which to use
“coesão” and “coiso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,534
- “coesão” frequency rank
- #30,884
- “coiso” frequency rank
- 49418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coesão | coiso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ato ou efeito de manter-se unido | uma pessoa qualquer |
Letter map: coesão vs coiso
Shared letters muted; letters that set coesão and coiso apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. coesão runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against coiso's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: coesão and coiso
coesão and coiso are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coesão is recorded at frequency rank #18,534, classified as anoun, pronounced /kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. coiso is at rank #30,884, tagged as anoun.
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 49418, this pair ranks #15,586 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coesão vs coiso
Shared letters: cos. Private to "coesão": eã. Private to "coiso": i.
"coesão" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "coiso" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coiso ← ccoiso · cioso · coios · coisso · cosio · ociso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coesão" and "coiso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "coesão" vs "coiso" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "coesão" vs "coiso" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "coesão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coiso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,586 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coesão" and "coiso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs coiso". 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 #15,586 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.