Which to use
“televisão” is a noun and “televisivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #950
- “televisão” frequency rank
- #19,285
- “televisivo” frequency rank
- 20235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | televisão | televisivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tecnologia que permite a transmissão de imagem e som via ondas eletromagnéticas | relativo a televisão |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set televisão and televisivo apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: televisão is anoun and televisivoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
televisão is recorded at frequency rank #950, classified as anoun. televisivo is at rank #19,285, tagged as anadj, pronounced /tɨ.lɨ.vi.ˈzi.vu/.
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 20235, this pair ranks #50,328 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of televisão vs televisivo
Shared letters: eilostv. Private to "televisão": ã. Private to "televisivo": -.
"televisão" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "televisivo" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- televisivo ← etlevisivo · teelvisivo · teleivsivo · televiisvo · televisiov · televisivvo · televissivo · televisvio
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "televisão" and "televisivo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "televisão" or "televisivo"?
Remembering televisão vs televisivo
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “televisão”; for an adjective, it's “televisivo”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “televisão” entry
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