Which to use
“infeção” and “injeção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,622
- “infeção” frequency rank
- #9,512
- “injeção” frequency rank
- 50134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infeção | injeção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | invasão de micro-organismos patogénicos | ato ou efeito de injetar |
Letter map: infeção vs injeção
Shared letters muted; letters that set infeção and injeção apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. infeção and injeção follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - infeção / injeção
infeção and injeção 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 differ by a single letter - f in “infeção” becomes j in “injeção”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infeção is recorded at frequency rank #40,622, classified as anoun. injeção is at rank #9,512, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.ʒɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 50134, this pair ranks #14,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infeção vs injeção
Shared letters: einoãç. Private to "infeção": f. Private to "injeção": j.
"infeção" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "injeção" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infeção" for "injeção" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "infeção" vs "injeção" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "infeção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "injeção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infeção" and "injeção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infeção vs inflexão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.