Which to use
“índio” is an adjective and “início” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,719
- “índio” frequency rank
- #377
- “início” frequency rank
- 8096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | índio | início |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pertencente ou relativo aos índios | começo |
Letter map: índio vs início
Shared letters muted; letters that set índio and início apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. índio runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against início's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for índio / início
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: índio is anadjective and inícioanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
índio is recorded at frequency rank #7,719, classified as anadj. início is at rank #377, tagged as anoun.
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 8096, this pair ranks #65,802 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of índio vs início
Shared letters: inoí. Private to "índio": d. Private to "início": c.
"índio" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "início" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "índio" and "início" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "índio" vs "início" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "índio" vs "início" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "índio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "início" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,802 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "índio" and "início" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "índio vs ino". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #65,802 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.