Which to use
“ignição” and “início” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,754
- “ignição” frequency rank
- #377
- “início” frequency rank
- 20131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignição | início |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estado de um corpo em combustão | começo |
Letter map: ignição vs início
Shared letters muted; letters that set ignição and início apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. ignição runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against início's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: ignição and início
ignição and início 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 20131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ignição is recorded at frequency rank #19,754, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.ɡni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. início is at rank #377, tagged as anoun.
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 20131, this pair ranks #50,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ignição vs início
Shared letters: ino. Private to "ignição": gãç. Private to "início": cí.
"ignição" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "início" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ignição" and "início" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ignição" or "início" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "ignição" vs "início" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "início" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignição" and "início" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ignacio vs ignição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #50,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.