Which to use
“inibir” is a verb and “início” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,488
- “inibir” frequency rank
- #377
- “início” frequency rank
- 21865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inibir | início |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | impedir, impossibilitar, proibir | começo |
Letter map: inibir vs início
Shared letters muted; letters that set inibir and início apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - inibir and início
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: inibir is averb and inícioanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inibir is recorded at frequency rank #21,488, classified as averb, pronounced /i.ni.ˈbiɾ/. início is at rank #377, 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 21865, this pair ranks #48,289 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inibir vs início
Shared letters: in. Private to "inibir": br. Private to "início": coí.
"inibir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "início" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- inibir ← iinbir · inbiir · inibbir · inibirr · inibri · iniibr · innibir · niibir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inibir" and "início" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "inibir" or "início" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "inibir" and "início".
- Full dictionary entry for "inibir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "início" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,289 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inibir" and "início" 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 #48,289 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.