Which to use
“ileso” is an adjective and “ilusão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,340
- “ileso” frequency rank
- #5,857
- “ilusão” frequency rank
- 31197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ileso | ilusão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não é ou não está leso; que ficou incólume | qualquer coisa que pareça ser algo que não é |
Letter map: ileso vs ilusão
Shared letters muted; letters that set ileso and ilusão apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. ileso runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against ilusão's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ileso and ilusão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ileso is anadjective and ilusãoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ileso is recorded at frequency rank #25,340, classified as anadj. ilusão is at rank #5,857, tagged as anoun, pronounced /i.luˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 31197, this pair ranks #36,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ileso vs ilusão
Shared letters: ilos. Private to "ileso": e. Private to "ilusão": uã.
"ileso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ilusão" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ileso ← ielso · ileos · ilesso · illeso · ilseo · lieso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ileso" and "ilusão" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ileso" or "ilusão" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ileso" and "ilusão".
- Full dictionary entry for "ileso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ilusão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ileso" and "ilusão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ileso vs ils". Nearby pair
- 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 #36,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.