Which to use
“instruído” is an adjective and “instruir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,535
- “instruído” frequency rank
- #27,901
- “instruir” frequency rank
- 55436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | instruído | instruir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | esclarecido sobre um assunto | ensinar |
Letter map: instruído vs instruir
Shared letters muted; letters that set instruído and instruir apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. instruído runs 9 letters (VCCCCVVCV) against instruir's 8 (VCCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: instruído vs instruir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: instruído is anadjective and instruiraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
instruído is recorded at frequency rank #27,535, classified as anadj. instruir is at rank #27,901, tagged as averb, pronounced /ĩʃ.tɾu.ˈiɾ/.
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 55436, this pair ranks #10,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of instruído vs instruir
Shared letters: inrstu. Private to "instruído": doí. Private to "instruir": -.
"instruído" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVVCV · "instruir" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- instruir ← innstruir · insrtuir · insstruir · instriur · instrruir · instruirr · instruri · insttruir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "instruído" and "instruir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "instruído" or "instruir"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "instruído" and "instruir".
- Full dictionary entry for "instruído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "instruir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "instruído" and "instruir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "instituir vs instruir". 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 #10,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.