Which to use
“inteiro” and “íntimo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,244
- “inteiro” frequency rank
- #9,282
- “íntimo” frequency rank
- 10526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inteiro | íntimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | completo | muito interno |
Where the eye mixes inteiro and íntimo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: inteiro vs íntimo
A purely visual mix-up. inteiro (/ĩ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/) and íntimo (/ˈĩ.ti.mu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inteiro is recorded at frequency rank #1,244, classified as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/. íntimo is at rank #9,282, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈĩ.ti.mu/.
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 10526, this pair ranks #62,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inteiro vs íntimo
Shared letters: inot. Private to "inteiro": er. Private to "íntimo": mí.
"inteiro" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "íntimo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- inteiro ← inetiro · innteiro · inteior · inteirro · interio · intiero · intteiro · itneiro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inteiro" for "íntimo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "inteiro" or "íntimo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "inteiro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "íntimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inteiro" and "íntimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inativo vs íntimo". 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 #62,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.