Which to use
“coisa” and “cona” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #105
- “coisa” frequency rank
- #30,891
- “cona” frequency rank
- 30996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coisa | cona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | genitália feminina |
Where the eye mixes coisa and cona
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coisa vs cona
A purely visual mix-up. coisa ([ˈkojzɐ]) and cona (/'ko.nɐ/) 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 30996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coisa is recorded at frequency rank #105, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkojzɐ]. cona is at rank #30,891, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'ko.nɐ/.
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 30996, this pair ranks #37,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coisa vs cona
Shared letters: aco. Private to "coisa": is. Private to "cona": n.
"coisa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "cona" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coisa" for "cona" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coisa" vs "cona" - 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 "coisa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cona" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coisa" and "cona" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clonar vs cona". 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 #37,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.