Which to use
“concessão” and “conversão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,297
- “concessão” frequency rank
- #7,747
- “conversão” frequency rank
- 12044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concessão | conversão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | privilégio, direito ou vantagem concedida em favor de outro | ato ou efeito de converter |
Where the eye mixes concessão and conversão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concessão and conversão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between concessão and conversão
A purely visual mix-up. concessão (/kõ.sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and conversão (/kõ.vɨɾ.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 12044, 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/. conversão is at rank #7,747, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.vɨɾ.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 12044, this pair ranks #60,662 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concessão vs conversão
Shared letters: cenosã. Private to "concessão": -. Private to "conversão": rv.
"concessão" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "conversão" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concessão" and "conversão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "concessão" vs "conversão" - 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 "concessão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conversão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,662 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concessão" and "conversão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conversão vs converso". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,662 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.