Which to use
“intenção” and “interação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,891
- “intenção” frequency rank
- #4,566
- “interação” frequency rank
- 6457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intenção | interação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ato de escolher mentalmente um plano de ação a seguir | ação recíproca entre duas ou mais pessoas ou objetos |
Letter map: intenção vs interação
Shared letters muted; letters that set intenção and interação apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. intenção runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against interação's 9 (VCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on intenção vs interação
intenção and interação are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intenção is recorded at frequency rank #1,891, classified as anoun. interação is at rank #4,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.tɛ.ɾa.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 6457, this pair ranks #67,971 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intenção vs interação
Shared letters: einotãç. Private to "intenção": -. Private to "interação": ar.
"intenção" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "interação" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intenção" and "interação" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "intenção" or "interação" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "intenção" vs "interação" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "intenção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,971 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intenção" and "interação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infeção vs intenção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #67,971 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.