confusão
Portuguese, noun/kõ.fuˈzɐ̃w̃/
confusão is spelled C-O-N-F-U-S-Ã-O (8 letters) and appears 38 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,420th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Confusão is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “confusion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou consequência de confundir; situação em que algo se encontra confuso”.
What does confusão mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconfusion
- 2
femininemisunderstanding
- 3
feminineunclearness
- 4
femininemess
- 5
femininepandemonium
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou consequência de confundir; situação em que algo se encontra confuso 2. falta de ordem, de método ou de organização em algo 3. qualidade daquilo que está confundido, misturado, indistinto 4. falta de clareza numa explanação, tornando-a ininteligível
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of confusão
- confusões plural
- confusaõ alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce confusão?
- Brazil /kõ.fuˈzɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [kõ.fuˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /kõ.fuˈzɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to confusão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is confusão in Portuguese?
confusão appears 38 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).