Which to use
“confissão” and “confusão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,869
- “confissão” frequency rank
- #2,412
- “confusão” frequency rank
- 11281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confissão | confusão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | profissão de fé | ato ou consequência de confundir; situação em que algo se encontra confuso |
Letter map: confissão vs confusão
Shared letters muted; letters that set confissão and confusão apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Corpus notes: confissão and confusão
confissão and confusão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confissão is recorded at frequency rank #8,869, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.fi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. confusão is at rank #2,412, tagged as anoun.
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 11281, this pair ranks #61,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of confissão vs confusão
Shared letters: cfnosã. Private to "confissão": i. Private to "confusão": u.
"confissão" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "confusão" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "confissão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confusão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confissão" and "confusão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confiscar vs confissão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.