Which to use
“desatenção” and “desavença” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,847
- “desatenção” frequency rank
- #41,435
- “desavença” frequency rank
- 85282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desatenção | desavença |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | falta de atenção | desacordo |
Where the eye mixes desatenção and desavença
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. desatenção runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVV) against desavença's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between desatenção and desavença
A purely visual mix-up. desatenção (/dɨ.zɐ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and desavença (/dɨ.zɐ.ˈvẽ.sɐ/) 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 85282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desatenção is recorded at frequency rank #43,847, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.zɐ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. desavença is at rank #41,435, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.zɐ.ˈvẽ.sɐ/.
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 85282, this pair ranks #706 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desatenção vs desavença
Shared letters: adensç. Private to "desatenção": otã. Private to "desavença": v.
"desatenção" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVV · "desavença" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desatenção" for "desavença" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "desatenção" or "desavença" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "desatenção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desavença" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #706 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desatenção" and "desavença" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desatenção vs detenção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #706 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.