Which to use
“instrução” is a noun and “instruído” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,079
- “instrução” frequency rank
- #27,535
- “instruído” frequency rank
- 33614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | instrução | instruído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ato de instruir | esclarecido sobre um assunto |
Letter map: instrução vs instruído
Shared letters muted; letters that set instrução and instruído apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. instrução (VCCCCVCVV) and instruído (VCCCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: instrução vs instruído
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: instrução is anoun and instruídoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
instrução is recorded at frequency rank #6,079, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩʃ.tɾu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. instruído is at rank #27,535, tagged as anadj.
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 33614, this pair ranks #33,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of instrução vs instruído
Shared letters: inorstu. Private to "instrução": ãç. Private to "instruído": dí.
"instrução" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCVV · "instruído" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "instrução" and "instruído" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "instrução" vs "instruído" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "instrução" vs "instruído" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "instrução" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "instruído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "instrução" and "instruído" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "instruído vs instruir". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.