Which to use
“infeção” and “inspeção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,622
- “infeção” frequency rank
- #9,868
- “inspeção” frequency rank
- 50490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infeção | inspeção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | invasão de micro-organismos patogénicos | ato ou efeito de inspecionar, vistoriar: |
Letter map: infeção vs inspeção
Shared letters muted; letters that set infeção and inspeção apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. infeção runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against inspeção's 8 (VCCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: infeção and inspeção
infeção and inspeção 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infeção is recorded at frequency rank #40,622, classified as anoun. inspeção is at rank #9,868, tagged as anoun.
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 50490, this pair ranks #14,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infeção vs inspeção
Shared letters: einoãç. Private to "infeção": f. Private to "inspeção": ps.
"infeção" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "inspeção" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "infeção" and "inspeção" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "infeção" or "inspeção" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "infeção" and "inspeção".
- Full dictionary entry for "infeção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inspeção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infeção" and "inspeção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infeção vs inflexão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.