Which to use
“infração” and “inovação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,620
- “infração” frequency rank
- #4,829
- “inovação” frequency rank
- 23449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infração | inovação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de ignorar e desprezar as leis e normas traçadas pelo estado para o correto e ordenado comportamento social da população | ato ou efeito de inovar |
Where the eye mixes infração and inovação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. infração (VCCCVCVV) and inovação (VCVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses infração with inovação
A purely visual mix-up. infração (/ĩ.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and inovação (/i.nu.vɐ.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 23449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infração is recorded at frequency rank #18,620, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. inovação is at rank #4,829, tagged as anoun, pronounced /i.nu.vɐ.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 23449, this pair ranks #46,385 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infração vs inovação
Shared letters: ainoãç. Private to "infração": fr. Private to "inovação": v.
"infração" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV · "inovação" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infração" for "inovação" ever safe?
Frequency check: "infração" vs "inovação" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "infração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inovação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,385 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infração" and "inovação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infeção vs infração". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #46,385 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.