Which to use
“incerto” and “interno” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,264
- “incerto” frequency rank
- #3,269
- “interno” frequency rank
- 15533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incerto | interno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sobre o qual não se tem certeza | interior; de dentro |
Where the eye mixes incerto and interno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. incerto and interno follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: incerto vs interno
A purely visual mix-up. incerto (/ĩ.ˈsɛɾ.tu/) and interno (/ĩ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/) 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 15533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incerto is recorded at frequency rank #12,264, classified as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.ˈsɛɾ.tu/. interno is at rank #3,269, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/.
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 15533, this pair ranks #56,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incerto vs interno
Shared letters: einort. Private to "incerto": c. Private to "interno": -.
"incerto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "interno" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incerto" and "interno" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "incerto" or "interno" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "incerto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incerto" and "interno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "internal vs interno". 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 #56,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.