intençãovsinteraçãoWhat's the difference?

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set intenção and interação apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
intenção
9 ch
interação

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

intenção#1,891
interação#4,566

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intenção" and "interação" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "intenção" or "interação"?
"intenção" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,891 in our Portuguese list, against #4,566 for "interação". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering intenção vs interação

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “intenção” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list