Which to use
“incidir” and “invadir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,852
- “incidir” frequency rank
- #6,896
- “invadir” frequency rank
- 44748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incidir | invadir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atingir (a luz) uma superfície ou um corpo | entrar à força em |
Letter map: incidir vs invadir
Shared letters muted; letters that set incidir and invadir apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. incidir and invadir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: incidir and invadir
incidir and invadir 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incidir is recorded at frequency rank #37,852, classified as averb. invadir is at rank #6,896, tagged as averb, pronounced /ĩ.va.ˈdiɾ/.
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 44748, this pair ranks #20,683 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incidir vs invadir
Shared letters: dinr. Private to "incidir": c. Private to "invadir": av.
"incidir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "invadir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "incidir" vs "invadir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "incidir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invadir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,683 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incidir" and "invadir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incidir vs incitar". 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 #20,683 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.