Which to use
“infusão” and “invasão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,645
- “infusão” frequency rank
- #3,149
- “invasão” frequency rank
- 35794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infusão | invasão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | operação de deixar de molho em água quente uma ou mais substâncias por tempo variável para extrair-lhes os princípios solúveis | ato ou efeito de invadir |
Where the eye mixes infusão and invasão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. infusão and invasão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: infusão vs invasão
A purely visual mix-up. infusão (/ĩ.fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) and invasão (/ĩ.va.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 35794, 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/. invasão is at rank #3,149, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.va.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 35794, this pair ranks #31,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infusão vs invasão
Shared letters: inosã. Private to "infusão": fu. Private to "invasão": av.
"infusão" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "invasão" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "infusão" and "invasão" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "infusão" or "invasão" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "infusão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invasão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infusão" and "invasão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infeção vs infusão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.