Which to use
“ambição” and “audição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,795
- “ambição” frequency rank
- #7,865
- “audição” frequency rank
- 17660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ambição | audição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | desejo forte de fortuna, de glória, de honrarias, de poder ou de outra coisa qualquer, dependendo do contexto | o ato de ouvir, escutar |
Where the eye mixes ambição and audição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ambição (VCCVCVV) and audição (VVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ambição vs audição
A purely visual mix-up. ambição (/ɐ̃.bi.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 17660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ambição is recorded at frequency rank #9,795, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ̃.bi.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 17660, this pair ranks #53,529 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ambição vs audição
Shared letters: aioãç. Private to "ambição": bm. Private to "audição": du.
"ambição" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "audição" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ambição" and "audição" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ambição" vs "audição" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ambição" 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 #53,529 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ambição" and "audição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abdução vs audição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,529 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.