# instruir

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /ĩʃ.tɾu.ˈiɾ/ · frequency rank #27,901

## Definitions
1. ensinar
2. informar
3. esclarecer

## Easily confused with
- **inserir** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/inserir-vs-instruir)
- **instituir** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/instituir-vs-instruir)
- **instruído** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/instruido-vs-instruir)

## Common misspellings (12)
`innstruir`, `insrtuir`, `insstruir`, `instriur`, `instrruir`, `instruirr`, `instruri`, `insttruir`, `insturir`, `intsruir`, `isntruir`, `nistruir`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/instruir