Which to use
“produção” and “promoção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #471
- “produção” frequency rank
- #1,687
- “promoção” frequency rank
- 2158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | produção | promoção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de produzir | ato ou efeito de promover |
Where the eye mixes produção and promoção
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. produção and promoção follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses produção with promoção
A purely visual mix-up. produção (/pɾoduˈsɐ̃ʷ/) and promoção (/pɾu.mu.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 2158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
produção is recorded at frequency rank #471, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɾoduˈsɐ̃ʷ/. promoção is at rank #1,687, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɾu.mu.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 2158, this pair ranks #73,324 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of produção vs promoção
Shared letters: oprãç. Private to "produção": du. Private to "promoção": m.
"produção" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "promoção" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "produção" and "promoção" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "produção" vs "promoção" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "produção" and "promoção" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "produção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promoção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,324 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "produção" and "promoção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "predição vs produção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #73,324 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.