Which to use
“eleição” is a noun and “eleito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,643
- “eleição” frequency rank
- #2,047
- “eleito” frequency rank
- 3690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eleição | eleito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | processo de escolha dos dirigentes de um país ou instituição através do voto de seus cidadãos ou membros; pleito | em quem recaiu um ato eleitoral |
Where the eye mixes eleição and eleito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. eleição runs 7 letters (VCVVCVV) against eleito's 6 (VCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between eleição and eleito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eleição is /i.lɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while eleito is /i.ˈlɐj.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eleição is recorded at frequency rank #1,643, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.lɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. eleito is at rank #2,047, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈlɐj.tu/.
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 3690, this pair ranks #71,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eleição vs eleito
Shared letters: eilo. Private to "eleição": ãç. Private to "eleito": t.
"eleição" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVV · "eleito" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- eleito ← eelito · eleiot · eleitto · eletio · elieto · elleito · leeito
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eleição" and "eleito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "eleição" or "eleito"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "eleição" and "eleito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eleição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eleito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eleição" and "eleito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eleito vs elio". 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 #71,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.