Which to use
“passível” and “possível” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,830
- “passível” frequency rank
- #399
- “possível” frequency rank
- 22229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passível | possível |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que pode ser; que tem a potencialidade de | que pode ser |
Where the eye mixes passível and possível
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. passível and possível follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: passível vs possível
A purely visual mix-up. passível (/pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/) and possível (/pu.ˈsi.vɛɫ/) 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 a single letter - a in “passível” becomes o in “possível”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passível is recorded at frequency rank #21,830, classified as anadj, pronounced /pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/. possível is at rank #399, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pu.ˈsi.vɛɫ/.
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 22229, this pair ranks #47,869 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of passível vs possível
Shared letters: elpsví. Private to "passível": a. Private to "possível": o.
"passível" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "possível" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "passível" and "possível" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "passível" or "possível"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "passível" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "possível" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,869 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passível" and "possível" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "passível vs plausível". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #47,869 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.