Which to use
“perdição” and “petição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,265
- “perdição” frequency rank
- #7,317
- “petição” frequency rank
- 28582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdição | petição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de perder | documento entregue pelo advogado ao tribunal para dar início a um processo |
Where the eye mixes perdição and petição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. perdição runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against petição's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between perdição and petição
A purely visual mix-up. perdição (/peɾ.ʤɪ.ˈsãw/) and petição (/pɨ.ti.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdição is recorded at frequency rank #21,265, classified as anoun, pronounced /peɾ.ʤɪ.ˈsãw/. petição is at rank #7,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ti.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 28582, this pair ranks #40,226 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdição vs petição
Shared letters: eiopãç. Private to "perdição": dr. Private to "petição": t.
"perdição" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "petição" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdição" and "petição" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "perdição" or "petição" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "petição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,226 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdição" and "petição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdição vs predição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #40,226 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.