Which to use
“coin” and “cri” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,891
- “coin” frequency rank
- #28,523
- “cri” frequency rank
- 70414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coin | cri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de cù | povo indígena da América do Norte, que habitava desde as montanhas Rochosas até o oceano Atlântico, tanto nos Estados Unidos da América quanto no Canadá |
Where the eye mixes coin and cri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. coin runs 4 letters (CVVC) against cri's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: coin vs cri
A purely visual mix-up. coin (/konʲ/) and cri (/ˈkɾi/) 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 70414, 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/. cri is at rank #28,523, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾi/.
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 70414, this pair ranks #3,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coin vs cri
Shared letters: ci. Private to "coin": no. Private to "cri": r.
"coin" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "cri" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coin ← ccoin · cion · coinn · coni · ocin
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coin" and "cri" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "coin" or "cri"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coin" and "cri" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coin" and "cri" 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 #3,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.