Which to use
“progress” and “progressão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,781
- “progress” frequency rank
- #14,446
- “progressão” frequency rank
- 38227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | progress | progressão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | progresso, avanço | ação de avançar ou de progredir |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set progress and progressão apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. progress (/ˈpɹəʊɡɹɛs/) and progressão (/pɾu.ɡɾɨ.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 2 extra letter(s) - “progress” sits inside “progressão”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
progress is recorded at frequency rank #23,781, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɹəʊɡɹɛs/. progressão is at rank #14,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɾu.ɡɾɨ.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 38227, this pair ranks #28,243 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of progress vs progressão
Shared letters: egoprs. Private to "progress": -. Private to "progressão": ã.
"progress" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "progressão" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- progress ← porgress · pprogress · prgoress · progerss · proggress · progres · progrress · progrses
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "progress" and "progressão" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "progress" or "progressão"?
Remembering progress vs progressão
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “progress” entry
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