Which to use
“aborrecer” and “adormecer” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,656
- “aborrecer” frequency rank
- #15,725
- “adormecer” frequency rank
- 61381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aborrecer | adormecer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | causar aborrecimento a | fazer dormir |
Where the eye mixes aborrecer and adormecer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aborrecer and adormecer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aborrecer and adormecer
A purely visual mix-up. aborrecer (/ɐ.bu.Rɨ.ˈseɾ/) and adormecer (/ɐ.duɾ.mɨ.ˈseɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aborrecer is recorded at frequency rank #45,656, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.bu.Rɨ.ˈseɾ/. adormecer is at rank #15,725, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.duɾ.mɨ.ˈseɾ/.
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 61381, this pair ranks #7,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aborrecer vs adormecer
Shared letters: aceor. Private to "aborrecer": b. Private to "adormecer": dm.
"aborrecer" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "adormecer" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aborrecer" and "adormecer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aborrecer" vs "adormecer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aborrecer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adormecer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aborrecer" and "adormecer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adoecer vs adormecer". 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 #7,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.