Which to use
“junção” is a noun and “junto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,540
- “junção” frequency rank
- #521
- “junto” frequency rank
- 14061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | junção | junto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de juntar | unido, ligado |
Where the eye mixes junção and junto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. junção runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against junto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses junção with junto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: junção is /ʒũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while junto is /ˈʒũ.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 14061, 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/. junto is at rank #521, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈʒũ.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 14061, this pair ranks #58,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of junção vs junto
Shared letters: jnou. Private to "junção": ãç. Private to "junto": t.
"junção" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "junto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- junto ← jjunto · jnuto · junnto · junot · juntto · jutno · ujnto
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "junção" and "junto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "junção" vs "junto" - 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 "junção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "junto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "junção" and "junto" 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 #58,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.