Which to use
“seção” and “século” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,496
- “seção” frequency rank
- #1,102
- “século” frequency rank
- 3598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seção | século |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | subdivisão de um capítulo, obra, tratado ou estudo | período de cem anos que se conta a partir de um ponto cronologicamente determinado |
Letter map: seção vs século
Shared letters muted; letters that set seção and século apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. seção runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against século's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on seção vs século
seção and século are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seção is recorded at frequency rank #2,496, classified as anoun. século is at rank #1,102, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛ.ku.lu/.
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 3598, this pair ranks #71,516 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seção vs século
Shared letters: os. Private to "seção": eãç. Private to "século": clué.
"seção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "século" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seção" for "século" ever safe?
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After this comparison
You've compared "seção" and "século". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "seção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "século" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,516 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seção" and "século" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seção vs seno". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #71,516 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.