ediçãovsépicoConfusable pair

Quick tell: edição is a noun, épico is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“edição” is a noun and “épico” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#645
“edição” frequency rank
#13,422
“épico” frequency rank
14067
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature edição épico
Definition ato ou efeito de editar pertencente ou relativo à epopeia ou à poesia heroica

Letter map: edição vs épico

Shared letters muted; letters that set edição and épico apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. edição runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against épico's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
edição
5 ch
épico

Grammar separator: edição vs épico

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: edição is anoun and épicoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14067, 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/. épico is at rank #13,422, tagged as anadj.

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 14067, this pair ranks #58,114 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of edição vs épico

Shared letters: io. Private to "edição": deãç. Private to "épico": cpé.

"edição" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "épico" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "edição" for "épico" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "edição" is a noun and "épico" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "edição" vs "épico" - which ranks higher?
"edição" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #645 in our Portuguese list, against #13,422 for "épico". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "edição" and "épico".

  • Full dictionary entry for "edição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "épico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #58,114 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "edição" and "épico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eólico vs épico". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #58,114 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list