Which to use
“incesto” is a noun and “injusto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,780
- “incesto” frequency rank
- #8,066
- “injusto” frequency rank
- 29846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incesto | injusto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | união ilícita entre parentes próximos, em grau proibido por lei | oposto à justiça |
Letter map: incesto vs injusto
Shared letters muted; letters that set incesto and injusto apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. incesto and injusto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - incesto and injusto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: incesto is anoun and injustoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incesto is recorded at frequency rank #21,780, classified as anoun. injusto is at rank #8,066, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.ˈʒuʃ.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 29846, this pair ranks #38,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incesto vs injusto
Shared letters: inost. Private to "incesto": ce. Private to "injusto": ju.
"incesto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "injusto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incesto" and "injusto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "incesto" vs "injusto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "incesto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "injusto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incesto" and "injusto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incenso vs incesto". 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 #38,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.