Which to use
“imenso” and “isento” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,624
- “imenso” frequency rank
- #21,219
- “isento” frequency rank
- 24843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imenso | isento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vasto, enorme, muito grande | desobrigado; dispensado |
Where the eye mixes imenso and isento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. imenso and isento follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: imenso vs isento
A purely visual mix-up. imenso (/i.ˈmẽ.su/) and isento (/i.ˈzẽ.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imenso is recorded at frequency rank #3,624, classified as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈmẽ.su/. isento is at rank #21,219, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈzẽ.tu/.
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 24843, this pair ranks #44,638 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imenso vs isento
Shared letters: einos. Private to "imenso": m. Private to "isento": t.
"imenso" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "isento" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imenso" for "isento" ever safe?
Frequency check: "imenso" vs "isento" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "imenso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "isento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,638 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imenso" and "isento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isentar vs isento". 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 #44,638 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.