Which to use
“exclusão” and “explosão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,282
- “exclusão” frequency rank
- #3,008
- “explosão” frequency rank
- 10290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exclusão | explosão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de excluir | o ato ou efeito de explodir; uma expansão violenta com barulho, como por exemplo de pólvora |
Letter map: exclusão vs explosão
Shared letters muted; letters that set exclusão and explosão apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. exclusão and explosão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: exclusão and explosão
exclusão and explosão 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exclusão is recorded at frequency rank #7,282, classified as anoun. explosão is at rank #3,008, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐjʃ.plu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 10290, this pair ranks #62,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exclusão vs explosão
Shared letters: elosxã. Private to "exclusão": cu. Private to "explosão": p.
"exclusão" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV · "explosão" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exclusão" for "explosão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exclusão" vs "explosão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "exclusão" vs "explosão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "exclusão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "explosão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exclusão" and "explosão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excluído vs exclusão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #62,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.