abortadovsabortoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: abortado is a adjective, aborto is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#43,240
“abortado” frequency rank
#4,688
“aborto” frequency rank
47928
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abortado aborto
Definition que foi alvo de aborto remoção ou expulsão prematura de um embrião ou feto do útero, resultando na sua morte ou sendo por esta causada

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
abortado
6 ch
aborto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: abortado is anadjective and abortoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abortado is recorded at frequency rank #43,240, classified as anadj. aborto is at rank #4,688, tagged as anoun.

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 47928, this pair ranks #17,286 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abortado vs aborto

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

"abortado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "aborto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abortadoabbortado · aboratdo · aborrtado · abortaddo · abortaod · abortdao · aborttado · abotrado
  • abortoabborto · aborot · aborrto · abortto · abotro · abroto · aobrto · baorto

Frequency comparison

abortado#43,240
aborto#4,688

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abortado" and "aborto" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "abortado" is an adjective and "aborto" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "abortado" or "aborto"?
"aborto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,688 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 aborto

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “abortado”; for a noun, it's “aborto”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “abortado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list