Which to use
“combinação” and “compilação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,604
- “combinação” frequency rank
- #11,234
- “compilação” frequency rank
- 14838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | combinação | compilação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de combinar ou combinar-se; ligação, pacto | resumo |
Letter map: combinação vs compilação
Shared letters muted; letters that set combinação and compilação apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. combinação and compilação follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: combinação and compilação
combinação and compilação 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 14838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
combinação is recorded at frequency rank #3,604, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.bi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. compilação is at rank #11,234, 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 14838, this pair ranks #57,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of combinação vs compilação
Shared letters: acimoãç. Private to "combinação": bn. Private to "compilação": lp.
"combinação" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV · "compilação" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "combinação" for "compilação" ever safe?
Which is more common, "combinação" or "compilação"?
What to do next
Pair "combinação" vs "compilação" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "combinação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compilação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "combinação" and "compilação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compilação vs compilado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.