Which to use
“medicação” and “medição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,914
- “medicação” frequency rank
- #11,108
- “medição” frequency rank
- 23022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | medicação | medição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | utilização dos remédios ou de outros procedimentos curativos, tendo em conta uma indicação ou orientação especializada | ato de medir |
Where the eye mixes medicação and medição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. medicação runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against medição's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses medicação with medição
A purely visual mix-up. medicação (/mɨ.di.kɐ.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
medicação is recorded at frequency rank #11,914, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɨ.di.kɐ.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 23022, this pair ranks #46,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of medicação vs medição
Shared letters: deimoãç. Private to "medicação": ac. Private to "medição": -.
"medicação" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "medição" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "medicação" and "medição" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "medicação" or "medição" show up more?
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 "medicação" 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 #46,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "medicação" and "medição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mediar vs medição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #46,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.