Which to use
“inviável” and “invisível” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,341
- “inviável” frequency rank
- #6,775
- “invisível” frequency rank
- 27116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inviável | invisível |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | por onde não se pode passar; intransponível | que não se vê |
Where the eye mixes inviável and invisível
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. inviável runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against invisível's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: inviável vs invisível
A purely visual mix-up. inviável (/ĩ.ˈvja.vɛɫ/) and invisível (/ĩ.vi.ˈzi.vɛɫ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inviável is recorded at frequency rank #20,341, classified as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.ˈvja.vɛɫ/. invisível is at rank #6,775, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.vi.ˈzi.vɛɫ/.
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 27116, this pair ranks #41,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inviável vs invisível
Shared letters: eilnv. Private to "inviável": á. Private to "invisível": sí.
"inviável" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "invisível" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inviável" and "invisível" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "inviável" or "invisível" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "inviável" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invisível" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inviável" and "invisível" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inegável vs inviável". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.