Which to use
“abdução” and “adição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,869
- “abdução” frequency rank
- #8,565
- “adição” frequency rank
- 49434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abdução | adição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de afastar membros ou partes de membros do corpo humano | ato ou efeito de adir |
Where the eye mixes abdução and adição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abdução runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against adição's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abdução and adição
A purely visual mix-up. abdução (/ɐb.du.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and adição (/ɐ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 49434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abdução is recorded at frequency rank #40,869, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐb.du.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. adição is at rank #8,565, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 49434, this pair ranks #15,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abdução vs adição
Shared letters: adoãç. Private to "abdução": bu. Private to "adição": i.
"abdução" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "adição" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abdução" for "adição" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "abdução" or "adição" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abdução" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abdução" and "adição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abdicar vs abdução". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #15,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.