Which to use
“indício” and “indução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,758
- “indício” frequency rank
- #19,185
- “indução” frequency rank
- 38943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indício | indução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vestígio, laivo | ato ou efeito de induzir |
Where the eye mixes indício and indução
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. indício and indução follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between indício and indução
A purely visual mix-up. indício (/ĩ.ˈdi.sju/) and indução (/ĩj.du.ˈsãw/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indício is recorded at frequency rank #19,758, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.ˈdi.sju/. indução is at rank #19,185, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩj.du.ˈsãw/.
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 38943, this pair ranks #27,429 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indício vs indução
Shared letters: dino. Private to "indício": cí. Private to "indução": uãç.
"indício" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "indução" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indício" and "indução" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "indício" or "indução"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indício" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indução" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,429 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indício" and "indução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indução vs infeção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #27,429 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.