Which to use
“maldição” and “medição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,221
- “maldição” frequency rank
- #11,108
- “medição” frequency rank
- 19329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maldição | medição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de amaldiçoar alguém | ato de medir |
Where the eye mixes maldição and medição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maldição runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against medição's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: maldição vs medição
A purely visual mix-up. maldição (/maɫ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and medição (/mɨ.di.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 19329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maldição is recorded at frequency rank #8,221, classified as anoun, pronounced /maɫ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. medição is at rank #11,108, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɨ.di.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 19329, this pair ranks #51,417 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maldição vs medição
Shared letters: dimoãç. Private to "maldição": al. Private to "medição": e.
"maldição" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "medição" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maldição" and "medição" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "maldição" or "medição"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maldição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "medição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,417 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maldição" and "medição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediar vs medição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,417 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.