abortado vs abortar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“abortado” is an adjective and “abortar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,240
“abortado” frequency rank: #20,175
“abortar” frequency rank: 63415
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	abortado	abortar
Definition	que foi alvo de aborto	produzir antes do tempo

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set abortado and abortar apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

abortado

7 ch

abortar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: abortado is anadjective and abortaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abortado is recorded at frequency rank #43,240, classified as anadj. abortar is at rank #20,175, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.buɾ.ˈtaɾ/.

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 63415, this pair ranks #6,199 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abortado vs abortar

Shared letters: abort. Private to "abortado": d. Private to "abortar": -.

"abortado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "abortar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

abortado ← abbortado · aboratdo · aborrtado · abortaddo · abortaod · abortdao · aborttado · abotrado
abortar ← abbortar · aboratr · aborrtar · abortarr · abortra · aborttar · abotrar · abrotar

Frequency comparison

abortado#43,240

abortar#20,175

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abortado" and "abortar" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "abortado" is an adjective and "abortar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "abortado" or "abortar"?

"abortar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,175 in our Portuguese list, against #43,240 for "abortado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering abortado vs abortar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “abortado”; for a verb, it's “abortar”.
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