Which to use
“coesão” and “coleção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,534
- “coesão” frequency rank
- #2,085
- “coleção” frequency rank
- 20619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coesão | coleção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ato ou efeito de manter-se unido | conjunto |
Where the eye mixes coesão and coleção
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. coesão runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against coleção's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coesão and coleção
A purely visual mix-up. coesão (/kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) and coleção (/ko.le.ˈsɐ͂w/) 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 20619, 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/. coleção is at rank #2,085, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ko.le.ˈsɐ͂w/.
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 20619, this pair ranks #49,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coesão vs coleção
Shared letters: ceoã. Private to "coesão": s. Private to "coleção": lç.
"coesão" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "coleção" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coesão" and "coleção" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "coesão" or "coleção"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coesão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coleção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coesão" and "coleção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "césio vs coesão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.