Which to use
“incenso” is a verb and “incesto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,368
- “incenso” frequency rank
- #21,780
- “incesto” frequency rank
- 45148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incenso | incesto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo incensar | união ilícita entre parentes próximos, em grau proibido por lei |
Letter map: incenso vs incesto
Shared letters muted; letters that set incenso and incesto apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. incenso and incesto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: incenso vs incesto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: incenso is averb and incestoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incenso is recorded at frequency rank #23,368, classified as averb, pronounced /ĩ.ˈsẽ.su/. incesto is at rank #21,780, 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 45148, this pair ranks #20,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incenso vs incesto
Shared letters: ceinos. Private to "incenso": -. Private to "incesto": t.
"incenso" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "incesto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "incenso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incesto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incenso" and "incesto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incesto vs ingestão". 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 #20,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.