Which to use
“coice” and “coque” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,401
- “coice” frequency rank
- #19,388
- “coque” frequency rank
- 60789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coice | coque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pancada defensiva que certos quadrúpedes desferem, lançando a pata para trás ou para os lados | substância dura, acinzentada, obtida quando o carvão betuminoso é aquecido em forno de coque sem entrada de ar |
Where the eye mixes coice and coque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coice vs coque
A purely visual mix-up. coice (/ˈkoj.sɨ/) and coque (/ˈkɔkɨ/) 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 60789, 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/. coque is at rank #19,388, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔkɨ/.
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 60789, this pair ranks #7,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coice vs coque
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "coice": i. Private to "coque": qu.
"coice" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "coque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coice" for "coque" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coice" vs "coque" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "coque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coice" and "coque" 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 #7,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.