Which to use
“coice” and “comité” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,401
- “coice” frequency rank
- #8,738
- “comité” frequency rank
- 50139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coice | comité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pancada defensiva que certos quadrúpedes desferem, lançando a pata para trás ou para os lados | reunião de membros escolhidos numa assembleia |
Where the eye mixes coice and comité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coice vs comité
A purely visual mix-up. coice (/ˈkoj.sɨ/) and comité (/ku.mi.ˈtɛ/) 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 50139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coice is recorded at frequency rank #41,401, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkoj.sɨ/. comité is at rank #8,738, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.mi.ˈtɛ/.
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 50139, this pair ranks #14,841 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coice vs comité
Shared letters: cio. Private to "coice": e. Private to "comité": mté.
"coice" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "comité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coice ← ccoice · cioce · cocie · coicce · coiec · ocice
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coice" for "comité" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "coice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,841 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coice" and "comité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coice vs conca". 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 #14,841 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.