Which to use
“expedição” is a noun and “expedito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,768
- “expedição” frequency rank
- #42,453
- “expedito” frequency rank
- 50221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expedição | expedito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de expedir | ativo |
Where the eye mixes expedição and expedito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. expedição runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVV) against expedito's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses expedição with expedito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: expedição is /es.pe.ʤi.ˈsaw/ while expedito is /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdi.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 50221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expedição is recorded at frequency rank #7,768, classified as anoun, pronounced /es.pe.ʤi.ˈsaw/. expedito is at rank #42,453, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdi.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 50221, this pair ranks #14,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of expedição vs expedito
Shared letters: deiopx. Private to "expedição": ãç. Private to "expedito": t.
"expedição" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVV · "expedito" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- expedito ← epxedito · exepdito · expdeito · expeddito · expediot · expeditto · expedtio · expeidto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "expedição" for "expedito" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "expedição" or "expedito" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "expedição" and "expedito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "expedição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expedito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expedição" and "expedito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expedição vs exposição". 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 #14,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.