Which to use
“pensado” is an adjective and “pensão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,459
- “pensado” frequency rank
- #7,560
- “pensão” frequency rank
- 14019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensado | pensão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cogitado | pagamento mensal, em um determinado prazo, onde uma pessoa paga outra |
Where the eye mixes pensado and pensão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pensado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against pensão's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pensado with pensão
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pensado is /pẽ.ˈsa.du/ while pensão is /pẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensado is recorded at frequency rank #6,459, classified as anadj, pronounced /pẽ.ˈsa.du/. pensão is at rank #7,560, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pẽ.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 14019, this pair ranks #58,178 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pensado vs pensão
Shared letters: enops. Private to "pensado": ad. Private to "pensão": ã.
"pensado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pensão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pensado ← epnsado · penasdo · pennsado · pensaddo · pensaod · pensdao · penssado · pesnado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pensado" for "pensão" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pensado" or "pensão"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pensado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pensão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,178 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pensado" and "pensão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedrão vs pensão". 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 #58,178 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.