Which to use
“concessão” and “confissão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,297
- “concessão” frequency rank
- #8,869
- “confissão” frequency rank
- 13166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concessão | confissão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | privilégio, direito ou vantagem concedida em favor de outro | profissão de fé |
Where the eye mixes concessão and confissão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concessão and confissão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses concessão with confissão
A purely visual mix-up. concessão (/kõ.sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and confissão (/kõ.fi.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 13166, 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/. confissão is at rank #8,869, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.fi.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 13166, this pair ranks #59,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concessão vs confissão
Shared letters: cnosã. Private to "concessão": e. Private to "confissão": fi.
"concessão" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "confissão" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concessão" for "confissão" ever safe?
Which is more common, "concessão" or "confissão"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concessão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confissão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concessão" and "confissão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confiscar vs confissão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #59,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.