Which to use
“inibidor” is an adjective and “inibir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,220
- “inibidor” frequency rank
- #21,488
- “inibir” frequency rank
- 53708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inibidor | inibir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que inibe; que impede, dificulta ou reduz a ação ou funcionamento de algo | impedir, impossibilitar, proibir |
Letter map: inibidor vs inibir
Shared letters muted; letters that set inibidor and inibir apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. inibidor runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against inibir's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: inibidor vs inibir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: inibidor is anadjective and inibiraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inibidor is recorded at frequency rank #32,220, classified as anadj. inibir is at rank #21,488, tagged as averb, pronounced /i.ni.ˈbiɾ/.
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 53708, this pair ranks #11,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of inibidor vs inibir
Shared letters: binr. Private to "inibidor": do. Private to "inibir": -.
"inibidor" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "inibir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inibidor" and "inibir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "inibidor" or "inibir" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "inibidor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inibir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inibidor" and "inibir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incidir vs inibir". 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 #11,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.