Which to use
“incesto” and “inseto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,780
- “incesto” frequency rank
- #9,063
- “inseto” frequency rank
- 30843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incesto | inseto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | união ilícita entre parentes próximos, em grau proibido por lei | animal artrópode, com exoesqueleto quitinoso, de seis patas, usualmente alado (um ou dois pares de asas), pertencente à classe Insecta |
Letter map: incesto vs inseto
Shared letters muted; letters that set incesto and inseto apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: incesto and inseto
incesto and inseto are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incesto is recorded at frequency rank #21,780, classified as anoun. inseto is at rank #9,063, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.ˈsɛ.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 30843, this pair ranks #37,409 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incesto vs inseto
Shared letters: einost. Private to "incesto": c. Private to "inseto": -.
"incesto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "inseto" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incesto" for "inseto" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "incesto" or "inseto" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "incesto" vs "inseto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "incesto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inseto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,409 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incesto" and "inseto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inato vs inseto". 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 #37,409 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.