Which to use
“conselho” and “conserto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #643
- “conselho” frequency rank
- #18,005
- “conserto” frequency rank
- 18648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conselho | conserto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aviso, opinião | reparo; modificação para que volte ao estado original |
Where the eye mixes conselho and conserto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. conselho and conserto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: conselho vs conserto
A purely visual mix-up. conselho (/kõ.ˈse.ʎu/) and conserto (/kõ.ˈseɾ.tu/) 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 18648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conselho is recorded at frequency rank #643, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈse.ʎu/. conserto is at rank #18,005, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈseɾ.tu/.
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 18648, this pair ranks #52,301 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conselho vs conserto
Shared letters: cenos. Private to "conselho": hl. Private to "conserto": rt.
"conselho" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "conserto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conselho" and "conserto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "conselho" or "conserto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conselho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conserto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,301 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conselho" and "conserto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conserto vs consorte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #52,301 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.