Which to use
“inteiro” is an adjective and “intuito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,244
- “inteiro” frequency rank
- #3,913
- “intuito” frequency rank
- 5157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inteiro | intuito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | completo | intenção |
Where the eye mixes inteiro and intuito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. inteiro and intuito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between inteiro and intuito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inteiro is /ĩ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/ while intuito is /ĩ.ˈtuj.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5157, 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/. intuito is at rank #3,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.ˈtuj.tu/.
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 5157, this pair ranks #69,537 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inteiro vs intuito
Shared letters: inot. Private to "inteiro": er. Private to "intuito": u.
"inteiro" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "intuito" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inteiro" and "intuito" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "inteiro" or "intuito" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "inteiro" and "intuito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inteiro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intuito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,537 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inteiro" and "intuito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inquieto vs intuito". 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 #69,537 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.