Which to use
“infusão” and “intrusão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,645
- “infusão” frequency rank
- #27,905
- “intrusão” frequency rank
- 60550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infusão | intrusão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | operação de deixar de molho em água quente uma ou mais substâncias por tempo variável para extrair-lhes os princípios solúveis | estado daquele ou daquilo que é intruso |
Letter map: infusão vs intrusão
Shared letters muted; letters that set infusão and intrusão apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. infusão runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against intrusão's 8 (VCCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: infusão and intrusão
infusão and intrusão 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infusão is recorded at frequency rank #32,645, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. intrusão is at rank #27,905, tagged as anoun.
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 60550, this pair ranks #7,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infusão vs intrusão
Shared letters: inosuã. Private to "infusão": f. Private to "intrusão": rt.
"infusão" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "intrusão" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "infusão" vs "intrusão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "infusão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intrusão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infusão" and "intrusão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infeção vs infusão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.