Which to use
“inner” is an adjective and “invés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,892
- “inner” frequency rank
- #2,149
- “invés” frequency rank
- 36041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inner | invés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | interior, interno | o mesmo que avesso |
Letter map: inner vs invés
Shared letters muted; letters that set inner and invés apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. inner and invés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - inner and invés
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: inner is anadjective and invésanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inner is recorded at frequency rank #33,892, classified as anadj. invés is at rank #2,149, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.ˈvɛʃ/.
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 36041, this pair ranks #30,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inner vs invés
Shared letters: in. Private to "inner": er. Private to "invés": své.
"inner" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "invés" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inner ← inenr · iner · innerr · innre · niner
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inner" for "invés" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "inner" or "invés" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "inner" and "invés". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "inner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inner" and "invés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "iates vs invés". 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 #30,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.