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

#18,620
“infração” frequency rank
#4,566
“interação” frequency rank
23186
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature infração interação
Definition ato de ignorar e desprezar as leis e normas traçadas pelo estado para o correto e ordenado comportamento social da população ação recíproca entre duas ou mais pessoas ou objetos

Where the eye mixes infração and interação

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. infração runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVV) against interação's 9 (VCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
infração
9 ch
interação

Look-alike desk: infração vs interação

A purely visual mix-up. infração (/ĩ.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and interação (/ĩ.tɛ.ɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23186, 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/. interação is at rank #4,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.tɛ.ɾa.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 23186, this pair ranks #46,692 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of infração vs interação

Shared letters: ainorãç. Private to "infração": f. Private to "interação": et.

"infração" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV  ·  "interação" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "infração" and "interação" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ĩ.fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ versus /ĩ.tɛ.ɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "infração" or "interação" show up more?
"interação" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,566 in our Portuguese list, against #18,620 for "infração". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "infração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #46,692 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "infração" and "interação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infeção vs infração". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #46,692 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