Which to use
“anuência” and “ausência” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,627
- “anuência” frequency rank
- #2,353
- “ausência” frequency rank
- 39980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anuência | ausência |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação ou efeito de anuir; anuição, aprovação, consentimento | a não presença |
Where the eye mixes anuência and ausência
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. anuência (VCVVCCVV) and ausência (VVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses anuência with ausência
A purely visual mix-up. anuência (/ɐ.ˈnwẽ.sjɐ/) and ausência (/aw.ˈzẽ.sjɐ/) 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 39980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anuência is recorded at frequency rank #37,627, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈnwẽ.sjɐ/. ausência is at rank #2,353, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aw.ˈzẽ.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 39980, this pair ranks #26,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of anuência vs ausência
Shared letters: acinuê. Private to "anuência": -. Private to "ausência": s.
"anuência" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVV · "ausência" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anuência" for "ausência" ever safe?
Frequency check: "anuência" vs "ausência" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "anuência" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausência" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anuência" and "ausência" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afluência vs anuência". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.