Which to use
“intenção” and “internação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,891
- “intenção” frequency rank
- #23,018
- “internação” frequency rank
- 24909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intenção | internação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ato de escolher mentalmente um plano de ação a seguir | ato ou efeito de se internar |
Letter map: intenção vs internação
Shared letters muted; letters that set intenção and internação apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. intenção runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against internação's 10 (VCCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: intenção and internação
intenção and internação 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intenção is recorded at frequency rank #1,891, classified as anoun. internação is at rank #23,018, tagged as anoun.
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 24909, this pair ranks #44,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intenção vs internação
Shared letters: einotãç. Private to "intenção": -. Private to "internação": ar.
"intenção" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "internação" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intenção" and "internação" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "intenção" or "internação" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "intenção" and "internação".
- Full dictionary entry for "intenção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "internação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intenção" and "internação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "internação vs interseção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #44,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.