Which to use
“edição” and “eleição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #645
- “edição” frequency rank
- #1,643
- “eleição” frequency rank
- 2288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edição | eleição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de editar | processo de escolha dos dirigentes de um país ou instituição através do voto de seus cidadãos ou membros; pleito |
Where the eye mixes edição and eleição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. edição runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against eleição's 7 (VCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between edição and eleição
A purely visual mix-up. edição (/e.dʒi.ˈsãw/) and eleição (/i.lɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 2288, 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/. eleição is at rank #1,643, tagged as anoun, pronounced /i.lɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 2288, this pair ranks #73,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of edição vs eleição
Shared letters: eioãç. Private to "edição": d. Private to "eleição": l.
"edição" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "eleição" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "edição" and "eleição" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "edição" or "eleição"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "edição" and "eleição" 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 "eleição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edição" and "eleição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edição vs Érico". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #73,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.