Which to use
“passagem” and “postagem” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,502
- “passagem” frequency rank
- #5,452
- “postagem” frequency rank
- 6954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passagem | postagem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção ou seção de um texto escrito; parágrafo, verso, etc | ato ou efeito de postar |
Letter map: passagem vs postagem
Shared letters muted; letters that set passagem and postagem apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Pair insight - passagem / postagem
passagem and postagem are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passagem is recorded at frequency rank #1,502, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈsa.ʒɐ̃j̃/. postagem is at rank #5,452, tagged as anoun.
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 6954, this pair ranks #67,322 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of passagem vs postagem
Shared letters: aegmps. Private to "passagem": -. Private to "postagem": ot.
"passagem" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "postagem" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "passagem" and "postagem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "passagem" vs "postagem" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "passagem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postagem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,322 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passagem" and "postagem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pesagem vs postagem". 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 #67,322 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.