Which to use
“inflamação” and “informação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,083
- “inflamação” frequency rank
- #564
- “informação” frequency rank
- 18647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inflamação | informação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de inflamar | ato ou efeito de informar |
Where the eye mixes inflamação and informação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. inflamação (VCCCVCVCVV) and informação (VCCVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between inflamação and informação
A purely visual mix-up. inflamação (/ĩ.flɐ.mɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and informação (/ĩ.fuɾ.mɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inflamação is recorded at frequency rank #18,083, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.flɐ.mɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. informação is at rank #564, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.fuɾ.mɐ.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 18647, this pair ranks #52,303 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inflamação vs informação
Shared letters: afimnoãç. Private to "inflamação": l. Private to "informação": r.
"inflamação" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVV · "informação" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inflamação" for "informação" ever safe?
Which is more common, "inflamação" or "informação"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "inflamação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "informação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,303 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inflamação" and "informação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inflamação vs inflamado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,303 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.