Which to use
“exaustão” is a noun and “exaustivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,506
- “exaustão” frequency rank
- #28,196
- “exaustivo” frequency rank
- 45702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exaustão | exaustivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de exaustar(-se) | que causa exaustão |
Where the eye mixes exaustão and exaustivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. exaustão runs 8 letters (VCVVCCVV) against exaustivo's 9 (VCVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between exaustão and exaustivo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exaustão is /i.zawʃ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/ while exaustivo is /i.zawʃ.ˈti.vu/. 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 45702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exaustão is recorded at frequency rank #17,506, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.zawʃ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/. exaustivo is at rank #28,196, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.zawʃ.ˈti.vu/.
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 45702, this pair ranks #19,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exaustão vs exaustivo
Shared letters: aeostux. Private to "exaustão": ã. Private to "exaustivo": iv.
"exaustão" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVV · "exaustivo" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exaustivo ← eaxustivo · exasutivo · exausitvo · exausstivo · exaustiov · exaustivvo · exausttivo · exaustvio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exaustão" and "exaustivo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "exaustão" or "exaustivo"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exaustão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exaustivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exaustão" and "exaustivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exaustivo vs exausto". 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 #19,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.