Which to use
“isenção” is a noun and “isento” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,469
- “isenção” frequency rank
- #21,219
- “isento” frequency rank
- 33688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | isenção | isento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que isenta | desobrigado; dispensado |
Where the eye mixes isenção and isento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. isenção runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against isento's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses isenção with isento
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: isenção is /i.zẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while isento is /i.ˈzẽ.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 33688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
isenção is recorded at frequency rank #12,469, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.zẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. isento is at rank #21,219, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈzẽ.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 33688, this pair ranks #33,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of isenção vs isento
Shared letters: einos. Private to "isenção": ãç. Private to "isento": t.
"isenção" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "isento" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- isento ← iesnto · isennto · isenot · isentto · isetno · issento · siento
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "isenção" and "isento" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "isenção" or "isento" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "isenção" and "isento" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "isenção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "isento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "isenção" and "isento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isentar vs isento". 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 #33,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.