Which to use
“agência” and “anuência” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,302
- “agência” frequency rank
- #37,627
- “anuência” frequency rank
- 38929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agência | anuência |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | função ou escritório do agente | ação ou efeito de anuir; anuição, aprovação, consentimento |
Where the eye mixes agência and anuência
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agência runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against anuência's 8 (VCVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agência vs anuência
A purely visual mix-up. agência (/ɐ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/) and anuência (/ɐ.ˈnwẽ.sjɐ/) 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 38929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agência is recorded at frequency rank #1,302, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/. anuência is at rank #37,627, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈnwẽ.sjɐ/.
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 38929, this pair ranks #27,447 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agência vs anuência
Shared letters: acinê. Private to "agência": g. Private to "anuência": u.
"agência" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "anuência" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agência" and "anuência" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "agência" or "anuência" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agência" and "anuência" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agência" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anuência" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,447 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agência" and "anuência" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afluência vs anuência". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #27,447 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.