Which to use
“inscrição” and “instrução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,403
- “inscrição” frequency rank
- #6,079
- “instrução” frequency rank
- 10482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inscrição | instrução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de inscrever | o ato de instruir |
Where the eye mixes inscrição and instrução
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. inscrição and instrução follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: inscrição vs instrução
A purely visual mix-up. inscrição (/ĩʃ.kɾi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and instrução (/ĩʃ.tɾu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inscrição is recorded at frequency rank #4,403, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩʃ.kɾi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. instrução is at rank #6,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩʃ.tɾu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 10482, this pair ranks #62,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inscrição vs instrução
Shared letters: inorsãç. Private to "inscrição": c. Private to "instrução": tu.
"inscrição" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCVV · "instrução" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inscrição" and "instrução" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "inscrição" or "instrução" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "inscrição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "instrução" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inscrição" and "instrução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "instrução vs intrusão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #62,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.