coicevscondeWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“coice” and “conde” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,401
“coice” frequency rank
#6,156
“conde” frequency rank
47557
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coice conde
Definition pancada defensiva que certos quadrúpedes desferem, lançando a pata para trás ou para os lados dignitário e comandante militar no império romano do oriente

Where the eye mixes coice and conde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. coice (CVVCV) and conde (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
coice
5 ch
conde

Visual trap between coice and conde

A purely visual mix-up. coice (/ˈkoj.sɨ/) and conde (/ˈkõ.dɨ/) 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 47557, 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/. conde is at rank #6,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkõ.dɨ/.

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 47557, this pair ranks #17,682 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of coice vs conde

Shared letters: ceo. Private to "coice": i. Private to "conde": dn.

"coice" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coice ← ccoice · cioce · cocie · coicce · coiec · ocice
  • conde ← cconde · cnode · codne · condde · coned · connde · ocnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "coice" and "conde" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈkoj.sɨ/ versus /ˈkõ.dɨ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "coice" vs "conde" - which ranks higher?
"conde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,156 in our Portuguese list, against #41,401 for "coice". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,682 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coice" and "conde" 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 #17,682 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list