Which to use
“perfuração” and “perturbação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,364
- “perfuração” frequency rank
- #13,995
- “perturbação” frequency rank
- 30359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perfuração | perturbação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de perfurar | desordem |
Where the eye mixes perfuração and perturbação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. perfuração runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVV) against perturbação's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: perfuração vs perturbação
A purely visual mix-up. perfuração (/peʁ.fu.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/) and perturbação (/pɨɾ.tuɾ.bɐ.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 30359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perfuração is recorded at frequency rank #16,364, classified as anoun, pronounced /peʁ.fu.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/. perturbação is at rank #13,995, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨɾ.tuɾ.bɐ.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 30359, this pair ranks #38,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perfuração vs perturbação
Shared letters: aeopruãç. Private to "perfuração": f. Private to "perturbação": bt.
"perfuração" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV · "perturbação" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perfuração" for "perturbação" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "perfuração" or "perturbação" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perfuração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perturbação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perfuração" and "perturbação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perturbação vs perturbado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.