Which to use
“comuna” and “comunhão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,979
- “comuna” frequency rank
- #10,862
- “comunhão” frequency rank
- 20841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comuna | comunhão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | na Idade Média, cidade que conseguia a independência de um feudo | ato ou efeito de comungar |
Where the eye mixes comuna and comunhão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comuna and comunhão
A purely visual mix-up. comuna (/ku.ˈmu.nɐ/) and comunhão (/ku.mu.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comuna is recorded at frequency rank #9,979, classified as anoun, pronounced /ku.ˈmu.nɐ/. comunhão is at rank #10,862, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.mu.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/.
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 20841, this pair ranks #49,573 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comuna vs comunhão
Shared letters: cmnou. Private to "comuna": a. Private to "comunhão": hã.
"comuna" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "comunhão" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comuna ← ccomuna · cmouna · communa · comnua · comuan · comunna · coumna · ocmuna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comuna" and "comunhão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "comuna" or "comunhão" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "comuna" and "comunhão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comuna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comunhão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,573 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comuna" and "comunhão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comuna vs comunais". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #49,573 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.