Which to use
“depilação” and “depuração” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,115
- “depilação” frequency rank
- #46,256
- “depuração” frequency rank
- 65371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | depilação | depuração |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação ou efeito de depilar | ato de depurar |
Letter map: depilação vs depuração
Shared letters muted; letters that set depilação and depuração apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. depilação and depuração follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: depilação and depuração
depilação and depuração 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 65371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
depilação is recorded at frequency rank #19,115, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.pi.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. depuração is at rank #46,256, 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 65371, this pair ranks #5,414 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of depilação vs depuração
Shared letters: adeopãç. Private to "depilação": il. Private to "depuração": ru.
"depilação" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "depuração" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "depilação" for "depuração" ever safe?
Frequency check: "depilação" vs "depuração" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "depilação" vs "depuração" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "depilação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "depuração" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,414 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "depilação" and "depuração" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deportação vs depuração". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,414 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.