Which to use
“territorial” is an adjective and “território” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,415
- “territorial” frequency rank
- #1,229
- “território” frequency rank
- 10644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | territorial | território |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo a território | grande extensão de terra |
Where the eye mixes territorial and território
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. territorial runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVVC) against território's 10 (CVCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses territorial with território
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: territorial is /tɨ.Ri.tu.ˈɾjaɫ/ while território is /te.ɣi.ˈtɔ.ɾiʊ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
territorial is recorded at frequency rank #9,415, classified as anadj, pronounced /tɨ.Ri.tu.ˈɾjaɫ/. território is at rank #1,229, tagged as anoun, pronounced /te.ɣi.ˈtɔ.ɾiʊ/.
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 10644, this pair ranks #62,399 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of territorial vs território
Shared letters: eiort. Private to "territorial": al. Private to "território": ó.
"territorial" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC · "território" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- territorial ← etrritorial · terirtorial · teritorial · terriotrial · territoiral · territorail · territoriall · territorila
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "territorial" for "território" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "territorial" or "território" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "territorial" and "território" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "territorial" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "território" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,399 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #62,399 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.