Which to use
“edição” is a noun and “editar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #645
- “edição” frequency rank
- #6,534
- “editar” frequency rank
- 7179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edição | editar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de editar | imprimir e distribuir, normalmente através de circuitos comerciais, uma obra literária, artística ou científica |
Where the eye mixes edição and editar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. edição (VCVCVV) and editar (VCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses edição with editar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: edição is /e.dʒi.ˈsãw/ while editar is /e.d͡ʒi.ˈta(ɹ). Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edição is recorded at frequency rank #645, classified as anoun, pronounced /e.dʒi.ˈsãw/. editar is at rank #6,534, tagged as averb, pronounced /e.d͡ʒi.ˈta(ɹ).
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 7179, this pair ranks #67,020 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of edição vs editar
Shared letters: dei. Private to "edição": oãç. Private to "editar": art.
"edição" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "editar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- editar ← edditar · ediatr · editarr · editra · edittar · edtiar · eidtar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "edição" and "editar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "edição" or "editar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "edição" and "editar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "edição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "editar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,020 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edição" and "editar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "editar vs Edite". 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 #67,020 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.