Which to use
“perdão” and “porção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,278
- “perdão” frequency rank
- #7,200
- “porção” frequency rank
- 10478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdão | porção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fim de uma exigência | parte de algo, pedaço, ração, dose: |
Where the eye mixes perdão and porção
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perdão vs porção
A purely visual mix-up. perdão (/pɨɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/) and porção (/puɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 10478, 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/. porção is at rank #7,200, tagged as anoun, pronounced /puɾ.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 10478, this pair ranks #62,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perdão vs porção
Shared letters: oprã. Private to "perdão": de. Private to "porção": ç.
"perdão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "porção" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perdão" for "porção" ever safe?
Frequency check: "perdão" vs "porção" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "perdão" and "porção" 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 "porção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdão" and "porção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "porção vs punção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #62,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.