Which to use
“seção” and “sócio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,496
- “seção” frequency rank
- #3,806
- “sócio” frequency rank
- 6302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seção | sócio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | subdivisão de um capítulo, obra, tratado ou estudo | pessoa que divide as despesas e os lucros com as outras em uma companhia ou em um clube |
Letter map: seção vs sócio
Shared letters muted; letters that set seção and sócio apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. seção and sócio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on seção vs sócio
seção and sócio 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seção is recorded at frequency rank #2,496, classified as anoun. sócio is at rank #3,806, tagged as anoun.
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 6302, this pair ranks #68,154 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seção vs sócio
Shared letters: os. Private to "seção": eãç. Private to "sócio": ció.
"seção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sócio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seção" for "sócio" ever safe?
Which is more common, "seção" or "sócio"?
What to do next
Pair "seção" vs "sócio" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "seção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sócio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,154 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seção" and "sócio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sócio vs soir". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #68,154 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.