Which to use
“quinze” is a num and “quinzena” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,949
- “quinze” frequency rank
- #34,001
- “quinzena” frequency rank
- 38950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quinze | quinzena |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | número equivalente a quatorze mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha quinze elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 15 (algarismos arábicos) ou XV (algarismos romanos) | período de tempo correspondente a 15 dias |
Where the eye mixes quinze and quinzena
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quinze vs quinzena
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quinze is /ˈkĩ.zɨ/ while quinzena is /kĩ.ˈze.nɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “quinze” sits inside “quinzena”, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quinze is recorded at frequency rank #4,949, classified as anum, pronounced /ˈkĩ.zɨ/. quinzena is at rank #34,001, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kĩ.ˈze.nɐ/.
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 38950, this pair ranks #27,421 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quinze vs quinzena
Shared letters: einquz. Private to "quinze": -. Private to "quinzena": a.
"quinze" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quinzena" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quinze" and "quinzena" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "quinze" or "quinzena" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quinze" and "quinzena" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quinze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quinzena" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,421 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quinze" and "quinzena" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quinzena vs quinzenal". 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 #27,421 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.