Which to use
“coin” and “coisa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,891
- “coin” frequency rank
- #105
- “coisa” frequency rank
- 41996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coin | coisa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de cù | qualquer objeto inanimado; em sentido filosófico, coisa é tudo aquilo subsistente por si mesmo; a filosofia kantiana afirma ser uma coisa aquilo que existe independentemente do espírito; no sentido usual, como para o Direito, coisa é tudo aquilo que, percebido pelos sentidos, pode apresentar utilidade para o homem, caso em que se chama bem material |
Where the eye mixes coin and coisa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. coin runs 4 letters (CVVC) against coisa's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coin and coisa
A purely visual mix-up. coin (/konʲ/) and coisa ([ˈkojzɐ]) 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 41996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coin is recorded at frequency rank #41,891, classified as anoun, pronounced /konʲ/. coisa is at rank #105, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkojzɐ].
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 41996, this pair ranks #23,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coin vs coisa
Shared letters: cio. Private to "coin": n. Private to "coisa": as.
"coin" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "coisa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coin" and "coisa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "coin" vs "coisa" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coisa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coin" and "coisa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coice vs coin". 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 #23,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.