Which to use
“junção” is a noun and “juntas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,540
- “junção” frequency rank
- #3,211
- “juntas” frequency rank
- 16751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | junção | juntas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de juntar | forma feminina plural de junto: |
Where the eye mixes junção and juntas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. junção (CVCCVV) and juntas (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between junção and juntas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: junção is /ʒũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while juntas is /ˈʒũⁿ.tɐs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
junção is recorded at frequency rank #13,540, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʒũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. juntas is at rank #3,211, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈʒũⁿ.tɐs/.
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 16751, this pair ranks #54,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of junção vs juntas
Shared letters: jnu. Private to "junção": oãç. Private to "juntas": ast.
"junção" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "juntas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- juntas ← jjuntas · jnutas · junats · junntas · juntass · juntsa · junttas · jutnas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "junção" for "juntas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "junção" or "juntas"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "junção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "juntas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "junção" and "juntas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "junção vs junco". 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 #54,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.