Which to use
“coice” and “crime” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,401
- “coice” frequency rank
- #886
- “crime” frequency rank
- 42287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coice | crime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pancada defensiva que certos quadrúpedes desferem, lançando a pata para trás ou para os lados | conduta descrita na legislação penal como sendo proibida, por meio de um tipo penal |
Where the eye mixes coice and crime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. coice (CVVCV) and crime (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: coice vs crime
A purely visual mix-up. coice (/ˈkoj.sɨ/) and crime (/ˈkɾi.mɨ/) 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 42287, 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/. crime is at rank #886, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾi.mɨ/.
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 42287, this pair ranks #23,523 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coice vs crime
Shared letters: cei. Private to "coice": o. Private to "crime": mr.
"coice" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "crime" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coice" and "crime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,523 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coice" and "crime" 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 #23,523 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.