Which to use
“excesso” is a noun and “exceto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,422
- “excesso” frequency rank
- #2,421
- “exceto” frequency rank
- 7843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excesso | exceto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diferença para mais: | parte contra a qual se propõe exceção |
Where the eye mixes excesso and exceto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. excesso runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against exceto's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses excesso with exceto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: excesso is /ɐjʃ.ˈsɛ.su/ while exceto is /ɐjʃ.ˈsɛ.tu/. 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 7843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excesso is recorded at frequency rank #5,422, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐjʃ.ˈsɛ.su/. exceto is at rank #2,421, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐjʃ.ˈsɛ.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 7843, this pair ranks #66,169 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of excesso vs exceto
Shared letters: ceox. Private to "excesso": s. Private to "exceto": t.
"excesso" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "exceto" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "excesso" for "exceto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "excesso" or "exceto"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "excesso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exceto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,169 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excesso" and "exceto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excerto vs excesso". 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 #66,169 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.