Which to use
“exercício” and “exército” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,836
- “exercício” frequency rank
- #803
- “exército” frequency rank
- 3639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exercício | exército |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de exercer e de exercitar | força armada ou corpo militar numeroso e bem organizado especializado em operações terrestres |
Letter map: exercício vs exército
Shared letters muted; letters that set exercício and exército apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: exercício and exército
exercício and exército 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 3639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exercício is recorded at frequency rank #2,836, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.zɨɾ.ˈsi.sju/. exército is at rank #803, tagged as anoun.
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 3639, this pair ranks #71,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exercício vs exército
Shared letters: ceiorx. Private to "exercício": í. Private to "exército": té.
"exercício" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVV · "exército" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exercício" and "exército" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "exercício" vs "exército" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "exercício" vs "exército" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "exercício" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exército" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exercício" and "exército" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exercitar vs exército". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #71,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.