Which to use
“perfeição” is a noun and “perfeito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,460
- “perfeição” frequency rank
- #1,127
- “perfeito” frequency rank
- 7587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perfeição | perfeito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | execução completa | que se conforma completamente com a descrição ou definição de um tipo ideal |
Where the eye mixes perfeição and perfeito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. perfeição runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVV) against perfeito's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses perfeição with perfeito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perfeição is /pɨɾ.fɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while perfeito is /pɨɾ.ˈfɐj.tu/. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perfeição is recorded at frequency rank #6,460, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɨɾ.fɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. perfeito is at rank #1,127, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pɨɾ.ˈfɐj.tu/.
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 7587, this pair ranks #66,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perfeição vs perfeito
Shared letters: efiopr. Private to "perfeição": ãç. Private to "perfeito": t.
"perfeição" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVV · "perfeito" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perfeito ← eprfeito · pefreito · perefito · perfeiot · perfeitto · perfetio · perffeito · perfieto
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perfeição" and "perfeito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "perfeição" or "perfeito" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "perfeição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perfeito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perfeição" and "perfeito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdição vs perfeição". 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 #66,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.