Which to use
“excessivo” and “expressivo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,060
- “excessivo” frequency rank
- #17,022
- “expressivo” frequency rank
- 29082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excessivo | expressivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que excede | diz-se daquilo que demonstra uma emoção ou sentimento |
Letter map: excessivo vs expressivo
Shared letters muted; letters that set excessivo and expressivo apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. excessivo runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against expressivo's 10 (VCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - excessivo / expressivo
excessivo and expressivo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29082, 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/. expressivo is at rank #17,022, tagged as anadj.
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 29082, this pair ranks #39,632 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of excessivo vs expressivo
Shared letters: eiosvx. Private to "excessivo": c. Private to "expressivo": pr.
"excessivo" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "expressivo" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- excessivo ← ecxessivo · exccessivo · excesisvo · excesivo · excessiov · excessivvo · excessvio · excsesivo
- expressivo ← epxressivo · experssivo · exppressivo · expresisvo · expresivo · expressiov · expressivvo · expressvio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "excessivo" for "expressivo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "excessivo" vs "expressivo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "excessivo" and "expressivo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "excessivo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expressivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,632 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excessivo" and "expressivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expression 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 #39,632 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.