Which to use
“simulação” and “situação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,439
- “simulação” frequency rank
- #543
- “situação” frequency rank
- 10982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | simulação | situação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | falta de correspondência com a verdade; fingimento; disfarce; dissimulação | ação ou efeito de estar situado |
Where the eye mixes simulação and situação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. simulação runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against situação's 8 (CVCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses simulação with situação
A purely visual mix-up. simulação (/si.mu.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and situação (/si.twɐ.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 10982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
simulação is recorded at frequency rank #10,439, classified as anoun, pronounced /si.mu.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. situação is at rank #543, tagged as anoun, pronounced /si.twɐ.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 10982, this pair ranks #61,977 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of simulação vs situação
Shared letters: aiosuãç. Private to "simulação": lm. Private to "situação": t.
"simulação" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "situação" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "simulação" for "situação" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "simulação" or "situação" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "simulação" and "situação" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "simulação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "situação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,977 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "simulação" and "situação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "simulação vs simulado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,977 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.