Which to use
“perdão” and “perdição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,278
- “perdão” frequency rank
- #21,265
- “perdição” frequency rank
- 24543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdão | perdição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fim de uma exigência | ato de perder |
Where the eye mixes perdão and perdição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. perdão runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against perdição's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses perdão with perdição
A purely visual mix-up. perdão (/pɨɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdão is recorded at frequency rank #3,278, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɨɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. 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 24543, this pair ranks #45,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdão vs perdição
Shared letters: deoprã. Private to "perdão": -. Private to "perdição": iç.
"perdão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "perdição" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perdão" and "perdição" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perdão" or "perdição"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "perdão" and "perdição" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdão" 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 #45,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdão" and "perdição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdição vs predição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #45,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.