Which to use
“inalação” and “infração” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,207
- “inalação” frequency rank
- #18,620
- “infração” frequency rank
- 48827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inalação | infração |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de inalar | ato de ignorar e desprezar as leis e normas traçadas pelo estado para o correto e ordenado comportamento social da população |
Where the eye mixes inalação and infração
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. inalação (VCVCVCVV) and infração (VCCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses inalação with infração
A purely visual mix-up. inalação (/i.nɐ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and infração (/ĩ.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 48827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inalação is recorded at frequency rank #30,207, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.nɐ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. infração is at rank #18,620, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.fɾa.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 48827, this pair ranks #16,302 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of inalação vs infração
Shared letters: ainoãç. Private to "inalação": l. Private to "infração": fr.
"inalação" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "infração" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inalação" and "infração" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "inalação" or "infração" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "inalação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infração" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,302 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inalação" and "infração" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inalação vs insolação". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #16,302 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.