intencionalmentevsinternacionalmenteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“intencionalmente” and “internacionalmente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,314
“intencionalmente” frequency rank
#8,494
“internacionalmente” frequency rank
25808
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intencionalmente internacionalmente
Definition de forma intencional; propositalmente mundialmente

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set intencionalmente and internacionalmente apart are highlighted. They share 16 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

16 ch
intencionalmente
18 ch
internacionalmente

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

intencionalmente and internacionalmente 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 25808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intencionalmente is recorded at frequency rank #17,314, classified as anadv. internacionalmente is at rank #8,494, tagged as anadv.

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 25808, this pair ranks #43,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of intencionalmente vs internacionalmente

Shared letters: aceilmnot. Private to "intencionalmente": -. Private to "internacionalmente": r.

"intencionalmente" · 16 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVCCVCCV  ·  "internacionalmente" · 18 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • intencionalmenteinetncionalmente · inntencionalmente · intecnionalmente · intenccionalmente · intencinoalmente · intencioanlmente · intencionalemnte · intencionallmente
  • internacionalmenteinetrnacionalmente · innternacionalmente · intenracionalmente · interancionalmente · internaccionalmente · internacinoalmente · internacioanlmente · internacionalemnte

Frequency comparison

intencionalmente#17,314
internacionalmente#8,494

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intencionalmente" and "internacionalmente" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 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, "intencionalmente" or "internacionalmente"?
"internacionalmente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,494 in our Portuguese list, against #17,314 for "intencionalmente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list