Which to use
“aflição” is a noun and “aflito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,246
- “aflição” frequency rank
- #35,851
- “aflito” frequency rank
- 51097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aflição | aflito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | agonia; sofrimento intenso, tristeza pungente | que tem aflição |
Letter map: aflição vs aflito
Shared letters muted; letters that set aflição and aflito apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. aflição runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against aflito's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: aflição vs aflito
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aflição is anoun and aflitoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aflição is recorded at frequency rank #15,246, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.fli.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. aflito is at rank #35,851, tagged as anadj.
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 51097, this pair ranks #13,907 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aflição vs aflito
Shared letters: afilo. Private to "aflição": ãç. Private to "aflito": t.
"aflição" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "aflito" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aflito ← afflito · afilto · afliot · aflitto · afllito · afltio · alfito · falito
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aflição" for "aflito" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aflição" or "aflito"?
What to do next
Pair "aflição" vs "aflito" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "aflição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aflito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,907 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aflição" and "aflito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aflito vs atrito". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #13,907 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.