Which to use
“conjugação” and “conjunção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,313
- “conjugação” frequency rank
- #23,948
- “conjunção” frequency rank
- 50261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conjugação | conjunção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de conjugar(-se) | palavra invariável que liga duas orações (proposições), ou termos semelhantes da mesma oração (conjunção coordenativa, que também se diz apenas coordenativa), ou liga uma oração principal a uma oração subordinativa/oração subordinada (conjunção subordinativa, que também se diz apenas subordinativa) |
Where the eye mixes conjugação and conjunção
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. conjugação runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVV) against conjunção's 9 (CVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between conjugação and conjunção
A purely visual mix-up. conjugação (/kõ.ʒu.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and conjunção (/kõ.ʒũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conjugação is recorded at frequency rank #26,313, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ʒu.ɡɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. conjunção is at rank #23,948, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ʒũ.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 50261, this pair ranks #14,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conjugação vs conjunção
Shared letters: cjnouãç. Private to "conjugação": ag. Private to "conjunção": -.
"conjugação" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV · "conjunção" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conjugação" and "conjunção" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conjugação" vs "conjunção" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conjugação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conjunção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conjugação" and "conjunção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conjugação vs conjugado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.