Which to use
“coisa” and “conca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #105
- “coisa” frequency rank
- #45,765
- “conca” frequency rank
- 45870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coisa | conca |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | recipiente grande de barro |
Letter map: coisa vs conca
Shared letters muted; letters that set coisa and conca apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. coisa (CVVCV) and conca (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - coisa / conca
coisa and conca are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coisa is recorded at frequency rank #105, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkojzɐ]. conca is at rank #45,765, tagged as anoun.
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 45870, this pair ranks #19,514 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coisa vs conca
Shared letters: aco. Private to "coisa": is. Private to "conca": n.
"coisa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "conca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coisa" and "conca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "coisa" vs "conca" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "coisa" and "conca".
- Full dictionary entry for "coisa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,514 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coisa" and "conca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs copta". 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 #19,514 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.