concessãovsconversãoConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
concessão
9 ch
conversão

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?
No. They are said differently (/kõ.sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ versus /kõ.vɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "concessão" vs "conversão" - which ranks higher?
"concessão" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,297 in our Portuguese list, against #7,747 for "conversão". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list