conjunçãovsconvençãoWhich spelling fits?

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.

9 ch
conjunção
9 ch
convenção

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

Can "conjunção" and "convenção" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "conjunção" vs "convenção" - which ranks higher?
"convenção" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,318 in our Portuguese list, against #23,948 for "conjunção". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list