Which to use
“seção” and “sucção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,496
- “seção” frequency rank
- #24,463
- “sucção” frequency rank
- 26959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seção | sucção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | subdivisão de um capítulo, obra, tratado ou estudo | ato ou efeito de sugar; sugação |
Letter map: seção vs sucção
Shared letters muted; letters that set seção and sucção apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. seção runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against sucção's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: seção and sucção
seção and sucção 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 26959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seção is recorded at frequency rank #2,496, classified as anoun. sucção is at rank #24,463, tagged as anoun, pronounced /su.ˈksɐ̃w̃/.
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 26959, this pair ranks #42,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seção vs sucção
Shared letters: osãç. Private to "seção": e. Private to "sucção": cu.
"seção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sucção" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seção" and "sucção" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "seção" or "sucção" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "seção" vs "sucção" 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 "sucção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seção" and "sucção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucção vs sulco". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #42,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.