Which to use
“coiso” is a noun and “coito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,884
- “coiso” frequency rank
- #38,629
- “coito” frequency rank
- 69513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coiso | coito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma pessoa qualquer | cozido |
Letter map: coiso vs coito
Shared letters muted; letters that set coiso and coito apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. coiso and coito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - coiso and coito
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: coiso is anoun and coitoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - s in “coiso” becomes t in “coito”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coiso is recorded at frequency rank #30,884, classified as anoun. coito is at rank #38,629, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkoj.tu/.
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 69513, this pair ranks #3,927 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coiso vs coito
Shared letters: cio. Private to "coiso": s. Private to "coito": t.
"coiso" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "coito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coiso" for "coito" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coiso" vs "coito" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "coiso" and "coito".
- Full dictionary entry for "coiso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,927 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coiso" and "coito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs coito". 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 #3,927 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.