abortar vs apontar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“abortar” and “apontar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,175
“abortar” frequency rank: #5,816
“apontar” frequency rank: 25991
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	abortar	apontar
Definition	produzir antes do tempo	direcionar parte do corpo ou objeto para algo que se quer chamar atenção;

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set abortar and apontar apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

abortar

7 ch

apontar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

abortar and apontar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abortar is recorded at frequency rank #20,175, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.buɾ.ˈtaɾ/. apontar is at rank #5,816, tagged as averb.

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 25991, this pair ranks #43,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abortar vs apontar

Shared letters: aort. Private to "abortar": b. Private to "apontar": np.

"abortar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "apontar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

abortar ← abbortar · aboratr · aborrtar · abortarr · abortra · aborttar · abotrar · abrotar
apontar ← aopntar · apnotar · aponatr · aponntar · apontarr · apontra · aponttar · apotnar

Frequency comparison

abortar#20,175

apontar#5,816

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

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

"apontar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,816 in our Portuguese list, against #20,175 for "abortar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering abortar vs apontar

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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