Which to use
“profusão” and “provisão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,739
- “profusão” frequency rank
- #23,462
- “provisão” frequency rank
- 59201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | profusão | provisão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abundância | prescrição |
Where the eye mixes profusão and provisão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. profusão and provisão 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 profusão with provisão
A purely visual mix-up. profusão (/pɾu.fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) and provisão (/pɾu.vi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 59201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
profusão is recorded at frequency rank #35,739, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɾu.fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. provisão is at rank #23,462, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɾu.vi.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 59201, this pair ranks #8,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of profusão vs provisão
Shared letters: oprsã. Private to "profusão": fu. Private to "provisão": iv.
"profusão" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "provisão" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "profusão" and "provisão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "profusão" vs "provisão" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "profusão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provisão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "profusão" and "provisão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provido vs provisão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.