Which to use
“redação” and “rotação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,514
- “redação” frequency rank
- #11,342
- “rotação” frequency rank
- 15856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redação | rotação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de redigir | ato ou efeito de rodar |
Where the eye mixes redação and rotação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. redação and rotação follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses redação with rotação
A purely visual mix-up. redação (/Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and rotação (/Ru.tɐ.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 15856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redação is recorded at frequency rank #4,514, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. rotação is at rank #11,342, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Ru.tɐ.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 15856, this pair ranks #55,868 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redação vs rotação
Shared letters: aorãç. Private to "redação": de. Private to "rotação": t.
"redação" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "rotação" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "redação" for "rotação" ever safe?
Frequency check: "redação" vs "rotação" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "redação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rotação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,868 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redação" and "rotação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redação vs refração". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #55,868 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.