Which to use
“indução” and “infusão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,185
- “indução” frequency rank
- #32,645
- “infusão” frequency rank
- 51830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indução | infusão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de induzir | operação de deixar de molho em água quente uma ou mais substâncias por tempo variável para extrair-lhes os princípios solúveis |
Where the eye mixes indução and infusão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. indução and infusão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between indução and infusão
A purely visual mix-up. indução (/ĩj.du.ˈsãw/) and infusão (/ĩ.fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indução is recorded at frequency rank #19,185, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩj.du.ˈsãw/. infusão is at rank #32,645, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 51830, this pair ranks #13,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of indução vs infusão
Shared letters: inouã. Private to "indução": dç. Private to "infusão": fs.
"indução" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "infusão" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indução" and "infusão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "indução" or "infusão" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indução" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infusão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indução" and "infusão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infeção vs infusão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.