Which to use
“abdução” and “audição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,869
- “abdução” frequency rank
- #7,865
- “audição” frequency rank
- 48734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abdução | audição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de afastar membros ou partes de membros do corpo humano | o ato de ouvir, escutar |
Where the eye mixes abdução and audição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abdução (VCCVCVV) and audição (VVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses abdução with audição
A purely visual mix-up. abdução (/ɐb.du.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and audição (/aw.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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48734, 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/. audição is at rank #7,865, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aw.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 48734, this pair ranks #16,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abdução vs audição
Shared letters: adouãç. Private to "abdução": b. Private to "audição": i.
"abdução" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "audição" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abdução" and "audição" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "abdução" or "audição" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abdução" and "audição" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abdução" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "audição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abdução" and "audição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abdicar vs abdução". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #16,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.