expiração vs exportação, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“expiração” and “exportação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,322
“expiração” frequency rank: #5,634
“exportação” frequency rank: 51956
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	expiração	exportação
Definition	saída de ar dos pulmões para fora do organismo	saída de produtos ou execução de serviços para/em outro país

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set expiração and exportação apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch

expiração

10 ch

exportação

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. expiração (/eʃ.pi.ɾa.ˈsɐ̃w/) and exportação (/ɐjʃ.puɾ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 51956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

expiração is recorded at frequency rank #46,322, classified as anoun, pronounced /eʃ.pi.ɾa.ˈsɐ̃w/. exportação is at rank #5,634, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐjʃ.puɾ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.

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 51956, this pair ranks #13,157 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of expiração vs exportação

Shared letters: aeoprxãç. Private to "expiração": i. Private to "exportação": t.

"expiração" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVV · "exportação" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV

Frequency comparison

expiração#46,322

exportação#5,634

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "expiração" and "exportação" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/eʃ.pi.ɾa.ˈsɐ̃w/ versus /ɐjʃ.puɾ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "expiração" or "exportação"?

"exportação" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,634 in our Portuguese list, against #46,322 for "expiração". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering expiração vs exportação

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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