Which to use
“abolição” and “absolvição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,815
- “abolição” frequency rank
- #20,177
- “absolvição” frequency rank
- 30992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abolição | absolvição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de abolir | perdão dos pecados |
Where the eye mixes abolição and absolvição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abolição runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVV) against absolvição's 10 (VCCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abolição with absolvição
A purely visual mix-up. abolição (/ɐ.bu.li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and absolvição (/ɐb.soɫ.vi.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abolição is recorded at frequency rank #10,815, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.bu.li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. absolvição is at rank #20,177, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐb.soɫ.vi.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 30992, this pair ranks #37,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abolição vs absolvição
Shared letters: abiloãç. Private to "abolição": -. Private to "absolvição": sv.
"abolição" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "absolvição" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abolição" for "absolvição" ever safe?
Which is more common, "abolição" or "absolvição"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abolição" and "absolvição" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abolição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "absolvição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abolição" and "absolvição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abolição vs aflição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #37,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.