Which to use
“incoerência” and “ingerência” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,759
- “incoerência” frequency rank
- #35,201
- “ingerência” frequency rank
- 69960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incoerência | ingerência |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estado do que é incoerente | ação de ingerir(-se); intervenção, influência, intrometimento |
Where the eye mixes incoerência and ingerência
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. incoerência runs 11 letters (VCCVVCVCCVV) against ingerência's 10 (VCCVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between incoerência and ingerência
A purely visual mix-up. incoerência (/ĩ.kwɛ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/) and ingerência (/ĩ.ʒɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incoerência is recorded at frequency rank #34,759, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.kwɛ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/. ingerência is at rank #35,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.ʒɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/.
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 69960, this pair ranks #3,781 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incoerência vs ingerência
Shared letters: aceinrê. Private to "incoerência": o. Private to "ingerência": g.
"incoerência" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVV · "ingerência" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incoerência" for "ingerência" ever safe?
Frequency check: "incoerência" vs "ingerência" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "incoerência" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ingerência" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,781 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incoerência" and "ingerência" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inferência vs ingerência". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #3,781 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.