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 |
Letter map: abortado vs abortar
Shared letters muted; letters that set abortado and abortar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. abortado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against abortar's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: abortado vs abortar
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abortado" and "abortar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "abortado" vs "abortar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "abortado" vs "abortar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "abortado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abortar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,199 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abortado" and "abortar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abarcar vs abortar". 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 #6,199 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.