Which to use
“ocultação” and “ocupação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,838
- “ocultação” frequency rank
- #3,031
- “ocupação” frequency rank
- 37869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ocultação | ocupação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação ou efeito de ocultar; esconder algo propositalmente | o trabalho ou negócio principal ou usual de uma pessoa, especialmente aquele que provê seus meios de sustentação |
Where the eye mixes ocultação and ocupação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ocultação runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVV) against ocupação's 8 (VCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ocultação with ocupação
A purely visual mix-up. ocultação (/o.kuw.taˈsɐ̃w/) and ocupação (/ɔ.ku.pɐ.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 37869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ocultação is recorded at frequency rank #34,838, classified as anoun, pronounced /o.kuw.taˈsɐ̃w/. ocupação is at rank #3,031, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɔ.ku.pɐ.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 37869, this pair ranks #28,689 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ocultação vs ocupação
Shared letters: acouãç. Private to "ocultação": lt. Private to "ocupação": p.
"ocultação" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVV · "ocupação" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ocultação" for "ocupação" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ocultação" or "ocupação"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ocultação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ocupação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,689 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ocultação" and "ocupação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ocultação vs ovulação". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #28,689 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.