Which to use
“refração” and “reparação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,575
- “refração” frequency rank
- #13,604
- “reparação” frequency rank
- 61179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refração | reparação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mudança na direção de propagação de uma onda devido a uma mudança no meio pelo qual ela transita | ato ou efeito de reparar |
Where the eye mixes refração and reparação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. refração runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against reparação's 9 (CVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: refração vs reparação
A purely visual mix-up. refração (/Rɨ.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and reparação (/Rɨ.pɐ.ɾɐ.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refração is recorded at frequency rank #47,575, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. reparação is at rank #13,604, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.pɐ.ɾɐ.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 61179, this pair ranks #7,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refração vs reparação
Shared letters: aeorãç. Private to "refração": f. Private to "reparação": p.
"refração" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "reparação" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refração" and "reparação" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "refração" or "reparação" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "refração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reparação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refração" and "reparação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recriação vs refração". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.