Which to use
“invenção” is a noun and “inventar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,787
- “invenção” frequency rank
- #7,931
- “inventar” frequency rank
- 15718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invenção | inventar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de inventar | criar no pensamento; ser o primeiro a ter a ideia de; armar intrigas; contar falsamente |
Letter map: invenção vs inventar
Shared letters muted; letters that set invenção and inventar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. invenção (VCCVCCVV) and inventar (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: invenção vs inventar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: invenção is anoun and inventaraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invenção is recorded at frequency rank #7,787, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.vẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. inventar is at rank #7,931, tagged as averb.
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 15718, this pair ranks #56,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of invenção vs inventar
Shared letters: einv. Private to "invenção": oãç. Private to "inventar": art.
"invenção" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "inventar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inventar ← inevntar · innventar · invenatr · invenntar · inventarr · inventra · inventtar · invetnar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "invenção" and "inventar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "invenção" or "inventar"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "invenção" and "inventar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "invenção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inventar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invenção" and "inventar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inventar vs isentar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #56,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.