Which to use
“concessão” is a noun and “confesso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,297
- “concessão” frequency rank
- #4,800
- “confesso” frequency rank
- 9097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concessão | confesso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | privilégio, direito ou vantagem concedida em favor de outro | que fez confissão |
Where the eye mixes concessão and confesso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concessão runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVV) against confesso's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: concessão vs confesso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concessão is /kõ.sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while confesso is /kõ.ˈfɛ.su/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concessão is recorded at frequency rank #4,297, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. confesso is at rank #4,800, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kõ.ˈfɛ.su/.
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 9097, this pair ranks #64,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concessão vs confesso
Shared letters: cenos. Private to "concessão": ã. Private to "confesso": f.
"concessão" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "confesso" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- confesso ← cconfesso · cnofesso · cofnesso · conefsso · confeso · confesos · conffesso · confseso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concessão" and "confesso" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "concessão" vs "confesso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "concessão" and "confesso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "concessão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confesso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concessão" and "confesso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confesso vs confessor". 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 #64,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.