inferênciavsingerênciaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“inferência” and “ingerência” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,894
“inferência” frequency rank
#35,201
“ingerência” frequency rank
81095
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inferência ingerência
Definition dedução de uma informação a partir de outra ação de ingerir(-se); intervenção, influência, intrometimento

Letter map: inferência vs ingerência

Shared letters muted; letters that set inferência and ingerência apart highlighted. Shared run: 9. inferência and ingerência follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
inferência
10 ch
ingerência

Corpus notes: inferência and ingerência

inferência and ingerência 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 “inferência” becomes g in “ingerência”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inferência is recorded at frequency rank #45,894, classified as anoun. ingerência is at rank #35,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.ʒɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/.

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 81095, this pair ranks #1,213 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of inferência vs ingerência

Shared letters: aceinrê. Private to "inferência": f. Private to "ingerência": g.

"inferência" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVV  ·  "ingerência" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "inferência" and "ingerência" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by a single letter - f in “inferência” becomes g in “ingerência”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "inferência" vs "ingerência" - which ranks higher?
"ingerência" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,201 in our Portuguese list, against #45,894 for "inferência". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "inferência" and "ingerência". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inferência" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ingerência" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,213 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inferência" and "ingerência" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incoerência vs inferência". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,213 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list