Which to use
“imersão” and “inversão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,359
- “imersão” frequency rank
- #17,547
- “inversão” frequency rank
- 41906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imersão | inversão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de imergir | ato ou efeito de inverter |
Where the eye mixes imersão and inversão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. imersão runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against inversão's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: imersão vs inversão
A purely visual mix-up. imersão (/i.mɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and inversão (/ĩ.vɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imersão is recorded at frequency rank #24,359, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.mɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. inversão is at rank #17,547, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.vɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 41906, this pair ranks #23,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imersão vs inversão
Shared letters: eiorsã. Private to "imersão": m. Private to "inversão": nv.
"imersão" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "inversão" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "imersão" and "inversão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "imersão" or "inversão" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "imersão" and "inversão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "imersão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inversão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imersão" and "inversão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imersão vs imerso". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.