Which to use
“informática” and “Information” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,961
- “informática” frequency rank
- #7,034
- “Information” frequency rank
- 12995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | informática | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto das ciências da informação, entre elas: a ciência da computação, a teoria da informação, o processo de cálculo, a análise numérica e os métodos teóricos de representação do conhecimento e de modelagem de problemas | informação |
Where the eye mixes informática and Information
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. informática (VCCVCCVCVCV) and Information (VCCVCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: informática vs Information
A purely visual mix-up. informática (/ĩ.fuɾ.ˈma.ti.kɐ/) and Information (/ɪnfɔrmaˈt͡si̯oːn/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
informática is recorded at frequency rank #5,961, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.fuɾ.ˈma.ti.kɐ/. Information is at rank #7,034, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɪnfɔrmaˈt͡si̯oːn/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 12995, this pair ranks #59,444 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of informática vs Information
Shared letters: afimnort. Private to "informática": cá. Private to "Information": -.
"informática" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV · "Information" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Information ← ifnormation · infformation · infomration · inforamtion · informaiton · informatino · informationn · informatoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "informática" and "Information" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "informática" or "Information" show up more?
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 "informática" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Information" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,444 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "informática" and "Information" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Information vs informativo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #59,444 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.