Which to use
“expiação” and “expiração” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,273
- “expiação” frequency rank
- #46,322
- “expiração” frequency rank
- 84595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expiação | expiração |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de expiar | saída de ar dos pulmões para fora do organismo |
Where the eye mixes expiação and expiração
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. expiação runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVV) against expiração's 9 (VCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: expiação vs expiração
A purely visual mix-up. expiação (/ɐjʃ.pjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and expiração (/eʃ.pi.ɾa.ˈsɐ̃w/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expiação is recorded at frequency rank #38,273, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐjʃ.pjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. expiração is at rank #46,322, tagged as anoun, pronounced /eʃ.pi.ɾa.ˈsɐ̃w/.
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 84595, this pair ranks #769 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of expiação vs expiração
Shared letters: aeiopxãç. Private to "expiação": -. Private to "expiração": r.
"expiação" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVV · "expiração" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "expiação" and "expiração" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "expiação" vs "expiração" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "expiação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expiração" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #769 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expiação" and "expiração" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expiação vs exumação". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #769 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.