Which to use
“excessivo” and “exclusivo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,060
- “excessivo” frequency rank
- #5,849
- “exclusivo” frequency rank
- 17909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excessivo | exclusivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que excede | que exclui |
Where the eye mixes excessivo and exclusivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. excessivo (VCCVCCVCV) and exclusivo (VCCCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses excessivo with exclusivo
A purely visual mix-up. excessivo (/ɐjʃ.sɨ.ˈsi.vu/) and exclusivo (/ɐjʃ.klu.ˈzi.vu/) 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 17909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excessivo is recorded at frequency rank #12,060, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐjʃ.sɨ.ˈsi.vu/. exclusivo is at rank #5,849, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐjʃ.klu.ˈzi.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 17909, this pair ranks #53,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of excessivo vs exclusivo
Shared letters: ceiosvx. Private to "excessivo": -. Private to "exclusivo": lu.
"excessivo" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "exclusivo" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "excessivo" and "exclusivo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "excessivo" or "exclusivo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "excessivo" and "exclusivo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "excessivo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exclusivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excessivo" and "exclusivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excessivo vs expressivo". 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 #53,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.