Which to use
“infecção” and “intenção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,749
- “infecção” frequency rank
- #1,891
- “intenção” frequency rank
- 7640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infecção | intenção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colonização de um organismo hospedeiro por uma espécie estranha | o ato de escolher mentalmente um plano de ação a seguir |
Letter map: infecção vs intenção
Shared letters muted; letters that set infecção and intenção apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. infecção and intenção follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: infecção and intenção
infecção 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infecção is recorded at frequency rank #5,749, 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 7640, this pair ranks #66,459 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of infecção vs intenção
Shared letters: einoãç. Private to "infecção": cf. Private to "intenção": t.
"infecção" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "intenção" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "infecção" and "intenção" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "infecção" vs "intenção" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "infecção" and "intenção".
- Full dictionary entry for "infecção" 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 #66,459 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infecção" and "intenção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infeção vs infecção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #66,459 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.