Which to use
“profissão” and “profusão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,638
- “profissão” frequency rank
- #35,739
- “profusão” frequency rank
- 39377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | profissão | profusão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | no que se trabalha, ofício, meio de subsistência | abundância |
Where the eye mixes profissão and profusão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. profissão runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVV) against profusão's 8 (CCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: profissão vs profusão
A purely visual mix-up. profissão (/pɾu.fi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and profusão (/pɾu.fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 39377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
profissão is recorded at frequency rank #3,638, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɾu.fi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. profusão is at rank #35,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɾu.fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 39377, this pair ranks #26,897 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of profissão vs profusão
Shared letters: foprsã. Private to "profissão": i. Private to "profusão": u.
"profissão" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVV · "profusão" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "profissão" and "profusão" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "profissão" or "profusão"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "profissão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "profusão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,897 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "profissão" and "profusão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "profusão vs propulsão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,897 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.