Which to use
“perversa” is an adjective and “perversão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,120
- “perversa” frequency rank
- #38,423
- “perversão” frequency rank
- 60543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perversa | perversão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que age com maldade, crueldade ou perversidade; malvada, ruim | corrupção, depravação, lascívia |
Letter map: perversa vs perversão
Shared letters muted; letters that set perversa and perversão apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. perversa runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against perversão's 9 (CVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: perversa vs perversão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: perversa is anadjective and perversãoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perversa is recorded at frequency rank #22,120, classified as anadj. perversão is at rank #38,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨɾ.vɨɾ.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 60543, this pair ranks #7,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perversa vs perversão
Shared letters: eprsv. Private to "perversa": a. Private to "perversão": oã.
"perversa" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "perversão" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perversa ← eprversa · perevrsa · perrversa · perveras · perverrsa · perverssa · pervesra · pervresa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perversa" and "perversão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "perversa" vs "perversão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "perversa" and "perversão".
- Full dictionary entry for "perversa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perversão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perversa" and "perversão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perversão vs perverso". 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 #7,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.