Which to use
“compilação” and “complicação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,234
- “compilação” frequency rank
- #21,968
- “complicação” frequency rank
- 33202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compilação | complicação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resumo | ato ou efeito de complicar |
Letter map: compilação vs complicação
Shared letters muted; letters that set compilação and complicação apart highlighted. Shared run: 9. compilação runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVV) against complicação's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - compilação / complicação
compilação and complicação 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compilação is recorded at frequency rank #11,234, classified as anoun. complicação is at rank #21,968, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.pli.kɐ.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 33202, this pair ranks #34,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compilação vs complicação
Shared letters: acilmopãç. Private to "compilação": -. Private to "complicação": -.
"compilação" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV · "complicação" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "compilação" for "complicação" ever safe?
Frequency check: "compilação" vs "complicação" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "compilação" and "complicação".
- Full dictionary entry for "compilação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "complicação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compilação" and "complicação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compilação vs compilado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.