Which to use
“inegável” and “inviável” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,239
- “inegável” frequency rank
- #20,341
- “inviável” frequency rank
- 48580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inegável | inviável |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não se pode negar | por onde não se pode passar; intransponível |
Where the eye mixes inegável and inviável
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. inegável (VCVCVCVC) and inviável (VCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: inegável vs inviável
A purely visual mix-up. inegável (/i.nɨ.ˈɡa.vɛɫ/) and inviável (/ĩ.ˈvja.vɛɫ/) 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 48580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inegável is recorded at frequency rank #28,239, classified as anadj, pronounced /i.nɨ.ˈɡa.vɛɫ/. inviável is at rank #20,341, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.ˈvja.vɛɫ/.
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 48580, this pair ranks #16,593 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of inegável vs inviável
Shared letters: eilnvá. Private to "inegável": g. Private to "inviável": -.
"inegável" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "inviável" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inegável" and "inviável" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "inegável" or "inviável" 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 "inegável" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inviável" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,593 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inegável" and "inviável" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inegável vs instável". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #16,593 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.