Which to use
“adição” and “ambição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,565
- “adição” frequency rank
- #9,795
- “ambição” frequency rank
- 18360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adição | ambição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de adir | desejo forte de fortuna, de glória, de honrarias, de poder ou de outra coisa qualquer, dependendo do contexto |
Where the eye mixes adição and ambição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adição runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against ambição's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between adição and ambição
A purely visual mix-up. adição (/ɐ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and ambição (/ɐ̃.bi.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 18360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adição is recorded at frequency rank #8,565, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. ambição is at rank #9,795, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ̃.bi.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 18360, this pair ranks #52,641 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adição vs ambição
Shared letters: aioãç. Private to "adição": d. Private to "ambição": bm.
"adição" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "ambição" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adição" for "ambição" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adição" vs "ambição" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "adição" and "ambição" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ambição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,641 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adição" and "ambição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abdução vs adição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,641 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.