Which to use
“comichão” and “comissão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,842
- “comichão” frequency rank
- #951
- “comissão” frequency rank
- 43793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comichão | comissão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sensação intensa que estimula a coçar; prurido | encargo |
Where the eye mixes comichão and comissão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. comichão and comissão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: comichão vs comissão
A purely visual mix-up. comichão (/ko.mi.ˈʃɐ̃w/) and comissão (/ku.mi.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 43793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comichão is recorded at frequency rank #42,842, classified as anoun, pronounced /ko.mi.ˈʃɐ̃w/. comissão is at rank #951, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.mi.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 43793, this pair ranks #21,795 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comichão vs comissão
Shared letters: cimoã. Private to "comichão": h. Private to "comissão": s.
"comichão" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "comissão" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comichão" and "comissão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "comichão" vs "comissão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "comichão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comissão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,795 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comichão" and "comissão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comichão vs comoção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,795 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.