Which to use
“coisa” and “colisão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #105
- “coisa” frequency rank
- #9,976
- “colisão” frequency rank
- 10081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coisa | colisão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | choque |
Where the eye mixes coisa and colisão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. coisa runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against colisão's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses coisa with colisão
A purely visual mix-up. coisa ([ˈkojzɐ]) and colisão (/ku.li.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coisa is recorded at frequency rank #105, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkojzɐ]. colisão is at rank #9,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.li.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 10081, this pair ranks #63,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coisa vs colisão
Shared letters: cios. Private to "coisa": a. Private to "colisão": lã.
"coisa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "colisão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coisa ← ccoisa · ciosa · coias · coissa · cosia · ocisa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coisa" and "colisão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coisa" vs "colisão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "coisa" and "colisão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coisa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colisão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coisa" and "colisão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colisão vs colosso". 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 #63,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.