Which to use
“internação” and “interseção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,018
- “internação” frequency rank
- #33,894
- “interseção” frequency rank
- 56912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | internação | interseção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de se internar | ponto onde duas linhas, planos ou sólidos se encontram |
Letter map: internação vs interseção
Shared letters muted; letters that set internação and interseção apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. internação and interseção follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: internação and interseção
internação and interseção 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
internação is recorded at frequency rank #23,018, classified as anoun. interseção is at rank #33,894, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.tɨɾ.sɛ.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 56912, this pair ranks #9,657 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of internação vs interseção
Shared letters: einortãç. Private to "internação": a. Private to "interseção": s.
"internação" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV · "interseção" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "internação" and "interseção" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "internação" or "interseção"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "internação" and "interseção".
- Full dictionary entry for "internação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interseção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,657 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "internação" and "interseção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interação vs interseção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,657 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.