Which to use
“indemnização” and “indenização” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,424
- “indemnização” frequency rank
- #9,203
- “indenização” frequency rank
- 35627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indemnização | indenização |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de indemnizar; reparação; recompensa | ato ou efeito de indenizar |
Where the eye mixes indemnização and indenização
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. indemnização runs 12 letters (VCCVCCVCVCVV) against indenização's 11 (VCCVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses indemnização with indenização
A purely visual mix-up. indemnização (/ĩ.dɨm.ni.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and indenização (/ĩj.de.ni.za.sãw/) 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 35627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indemnização is recorded at frequency rank #26,424, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.dɨm.ni.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. indenização is at rank #9,203, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩj.de.ni.za.sãw/.
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 35627, this pair ranks #31,398 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indemnização vs indenização
Shared letters: adeinozãç. Private to "indemnização": m. Private to "indenização": -.
"indemnização" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVV · "indenização" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indemnização" and "indenização" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "indemnização" or "indenização" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "indemnização" and "indenização" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indemnização" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indenização" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,398 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #31,398 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.