Which to use
“exceção” and “excerto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,327
- “exceção” frequency rank
- #32,977
- “excerto” frequency rank
- 36304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exceção | excerto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de excetuar | extrato, fragmento de um texto; trecho |
Where the eye mixes exceção and excerto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exceção (VCCVCVV) and excerto (VCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between exceção and excerto
A purely visual mix-up. exceção (/ɐjʃ.sɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and excerto (/e."sEx.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exceção is recorded at frequency rank #3,327, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐjʃ.sɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. excerto is at rank #32,977, tagged as anoun, pronounced /e."sEx.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 36304, this pair ranks #30,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exceção vs excerto
Shared letters: ceox. Private to "exceção": ãç. Private to "excerto": rt.
"exceção" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "excerto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- excerto ← ecxerto · exccerto · excerot · excerrto · excertto · excetro · excreto · execrto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exceção" and "excerto" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exceção" or "excerto"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exceção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "excerto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exceção" and "excerto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enxerto vs excerto". 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 #30,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.