Which to use
“exploração” and “exportação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,635
- “exploração” frequency rank
- #5,634
- “exportação” frequency rank
- 8269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exploração | exportação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de explorar | saída de produtos ou execução de serviços para/em outro país |
Where the eye mixes exploração and exportação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between exploração and exportação
A purely visual mix-up. exploração (/ɐjʃ.plu.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exploração is recorded at frequency rank #2,635, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐjʃ.plu.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. 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 8269, this pair ranks #65,567 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exploração vs exportação
Shared letters: aeoprxãç. Private to "exploração": l. Private to "exportação": t.
"exploração" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVV · "exportação" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exploração" and "exportação" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "exploração" or "exportação"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exploração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exportação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,567 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exploração" and "exportação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expiração vs exportação". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #65,567 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.