Which to use
“partição” and “perdição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,964
- “partição” frequency rank
- #21,265
- “perdição” frequency rank
- 49229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partição | perdição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de partir, de dividir | ato de perder |
Where the eye mixes partição and perdição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. partição and perdição follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between partição and perdição
A purely visual mix-up. partição (/pɐɾ.ti.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and perdição (/peɾ.ʤɪ.ˈsãw/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partição is recorded at frequency rank #27,964, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐɾ.ti.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. perdição is at rank #21,265, tagged as anoun, pronounced /peɾ.ʤɪ.ˈsãw/.
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 49229, this pair ranks #15,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of partição vs perdição
Shared letters: ioprãç. Private to "partição": at. Private to "perdição": de.
"partição" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "perdição" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partição" for "perdição" ever safe?
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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 "partição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partição" and "perdição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdição vs predição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #15,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.