Which to use
“incorrer” is a verb and “incorreto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,681
- “incorrer” frequency rank
- #19,468
- “incorreto” frequency rank
- 59149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incorrer | incorreto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (prep. em) ficar incluído, comprometido ou envolvido em (algo geralmente desagradável); incidir | não correto; errado |
Where the eye mixes incorrer and incorreto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between incorrer and incorreto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incorrer is /ĩ.ku.ˈReɾ/ while incorreto is /ĩ.ku.ˈRɛ.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incorrer is recorded at frequency rank #39,681, classified as averb, pronounced /ĩ.ku.ˈReɾ/. incorreto is at rank #19,468, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.ku.ˈRɛ.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 59149, this pair ranks #8,339 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incorrer vs incorreto
Shared letters: ceinor. Private to "incorrer": -. Private to "incorreto": t.
"incorrer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "incorreto" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incorrer" and "incorreto" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "incorrer" or "incorreto"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "incorrer" and "incorreto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "incorrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incorreto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,339 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #8,339 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.