Which to use
“ereção” and “exceção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,425
- “ereção” frequency rank
- #3,327
- “exceção” frequency rank
- 22752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ereção | exceção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de erigir ou erguer | ato ou efeito de excetuar |
Where the eye mixes ereção and exceção
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ereção runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against exceção's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ereção vs exceção
A purely visual mix-up. ereção (/i.Rɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and exceção (/ɐjʃ.sɛ.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 22752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ereção is recorded at frequency rank #19,425, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.Rɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. exceção is at rank #3,327, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐjʃ.sɛ.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 22752, this pair ranks #47,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ereção vs exceção
Shared letters: eoãç. Private to "ereção": r. Private to "exceção": cx.
"ereção" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "exceção" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ereção" for "exceção" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ereção" or "exceção" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ereção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exceção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ereção" and "exceção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ereção vs Érico". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #47,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.