Which to use
“infeção” and “infusão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,622
- “infeção” frequency rank
- #32,645
- “infusão” frequency rank
- 73267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infeção | infusão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | invasão de micro-organismos patogénicos | operação de deixar de molho em água quente uma ou mais substâncias por tempo variável para extrair-lhes os princípios solúveis |
Letter map: infeção vs infusão
Shared letters muted; letters that set infeção and infusão apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. infeção and infusão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: infeção and infusão
infeção and infusão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infeção is recorded at frequency rank #40,622, classified as anoun. 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 73267, this pair ranks #2,814 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infeção vs infusão
Shared letters: finoã. Private to "infeção": eç. Private to "infusão": su.
"infeção" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "infusão" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "infeção" 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 #2,814 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infeção" and "infusão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infeção vs inflexão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,814 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.