Which to use
“conjunção” and “convenção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,948
- “conjunção” frequency rank
- #3,318
- “convenção” frequency rank
- 27266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conjunção | convenção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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) | assembleia formal de representantes ou delegados para discutir sobre assuntos predeterminados |
Letter map: conjunção vs convenção
Shared letters muted; letters that set conjunção and convenção apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. conjunção and convenção follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on conjunção vs convenção
conjunção and convenção 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conjunção is recorded at frequency rank #23,948, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ʒũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. convenção is at rank #3,318, 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 27266, this pair ranks #41,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conjunção vs convenção
Shared letters: cnoãç. Private to "conjunção": ju. Private to "convenção": ev.
"conjunção" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "convenção" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "conjunção" vs "convenção" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "conjunção" vs "convenção" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "conjunção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convenção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conjunção" and "convenção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conjugação vs conjunção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.