cognição vs condição, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“cognição” and “condição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,618
“cognição” frequency rank: #2,087
“condição” frequency rank: 36705
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	cognição	condição
Definition	ato ou efeito de conhecer	classe social

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cognição and condição apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

cognição

8 ch

condição

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

cognição and condição are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cognição is recorded at frequency rank #34,618, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɔ.ɡni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. condição is at rank #2,087, tagged as anoun.

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 36705, this pair ranks #30,043 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cognição vs condição

Shared letters: cinoãç. Private to "cognição": g. Private to "condição": d.

"cognição" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "condição" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Frequency comparison

cognição#34,618

condição#2,087

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cognição" and "condição" be used interchangeably?

No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "cognição" or "condição"?

"condição" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,087 in our Portuguese list, against #34,618 for "cognição". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering cognição vs condição

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cognição” entry
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