Which to use
“início” is a noun and “inimigo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #377
- “início” frequency rank
- #2,581
- “inimigo” frequency rank
- 2958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | início | inimigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | começo | hostil |
Letter map: início vs inimigo
Shared letters muted; letters that set início and inimigo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. início runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against inimigo's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - início and inimigo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: início is anoun and inimigoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
início is recorded at frequency rank #377, classified as anoun. inimigo is at rank #2,581, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɪ.nɪ.ˈmi.gʊ/.
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 2958, this pair ranks #72,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of início vs inimigo
Shared letters: ino. Private to "início": cí. Private to "inimigo": gm.
"início" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "inimigo" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- inimigo ← iinmigo · iniimgo · inimgio · inimiggo · inimiog · inimmigo · inmiigo · innimigo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "início" and "inimigo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "início" or "inimigo" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "início" and "inimigo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "início" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inimigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "início" and "inimigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ignacio vs início". 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 #72,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.