Which to use
“correção” and “correio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,867
- “correção” frequency rank
- #3,673
- “correio” frequency rank
- 14540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | correção | correio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de corrigir | sistema de transmissão de cartas e pacotes |
Where the eye mixes correção and correio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. correção runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against correio's 7 (CVCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: correção vs correio
A purely visual mix-up. correção (/ku.Rɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and correio (/ku.ˈRɐj.u/) 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 14540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
correção is recorded at frequency rank #10,867, classified as anoun, pronounced /ku.Rɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. correio is at rank #3,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.ˈRɐj.u/.
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 14540, this pair ranks #57,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of correção vs correio
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "correção": ãç. Private to "correio": i.
"correção" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "correio" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- correio ← ccorreio · coreio · corerio · correoi · corrieo · croreio · ocrreio
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "correção" and "correio" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "correção" or "correio" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "correção" and "correio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "correção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "correio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "correção" and "correio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carreiro vs correio". 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 #57,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.