Which to use
“infeção” and “intenção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,622
- “infeção” frequency rank
- #1,891
- “intenção” frequency rank
- 42513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infeção | intenção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | invasão de micro-organismos patogénicos | o ato de escolher mentalmente um plano de ação a seguir |
Letter map: infeção vs intenção
Shared letters muted; letters that set infeção and intenção apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. infeção runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against intenção's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - infeção / intenção
infeção and intenção 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 42513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infeção is recorded at frequency rank #40,622, classified as anoun. intenção is at rank #1,891, 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 42513, this pair ranks #23,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infeção vs intenção
Shared letters: einoãç. Private to "infeção": f. Private to "intenção": t.
"infeção" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "intenção" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "infeção" and "intenção" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "infeção" or "intenção" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "infeção" vs "intenção" 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 "intenção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infeção" and "intenção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infeção vs inflexão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.