Which to use
“infâmia” and “infância” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,472
- “infâmia” frequency rank
- #1,932
- “infância” frequency rank
- 50404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infâmia | infância |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abalo ou dano à boa fama | período do desenvolvimento do ser humano, que vai do nascimento ao início da adolescência; meninice, puerícia |
Where the eye mixes infâmia and infância
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. infâmia runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against infância's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: infâmia vs infância
A purely visual mix-up. infâmia (/ĩ.ˈfɐ.mjɐ/) and infância (/ĩ.ˈfɐ̃.sjɐ/) 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 50404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infâmia is recorded at frequency rank #48,472, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.ˈfɐ.mjɐ/. infância is at rank #1,932, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.ˈfɐ̃.sjɐ/.
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 50404, this pair ranks #14,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infâmia vs infância
Shared letters: afinâ. Private to "infâmia": m. Private to "infância": c.
"infâmia" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "infância" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infâmia" for "infância" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "infâmia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infância" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infâmia" and "infância" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infame vs infâmia". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.