Which to use
“início” is a noun and “invicto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #377
- “início” frequency rank
- #18,899
- “invicto” frequency rank
- 19276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | início | invicto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | começo | que nunca foi vencido |
Letter map: início vs invicto
Shared letters muted; letters that set início and invicto apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - início and invicto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: início is anoun and invictoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
início is recorded at frequency rank #377, classified as anoun. invicto is at rank #18,899, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.ˈvik.tu/.
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 19276, this pair ranks #51,493 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of início vs invicto
Shared letters: cino. Private to "início": í. Private to "invicto": tv.
"início" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "invicto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- invicto ← inivcto · innvicto · invcito · inviccto · invicot · invictto · invitco · invvicto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "início" for "invicto" ever safe?
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After this comparison
You've compared "início" and "invicto". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "início" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invicto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,493 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "início" and "invicto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indício vs invicto". 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 #51,493 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.