Which to use
“abraçar” and “agradar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,588
- “abraçar” frequency rank
- #6,731
- “agradar” frequency rank
- 14319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abraçar | agradar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | envolver com os braços | alisar o terreno com grade; gradar; desterroar |
Where the eye mixes abraçar and agradar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: abraçar vs agradar
A purely visual mix-up. abraçar (/ɐ.bɾɐ.ˈsaɾ/) and agradar (/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/) 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 14319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abraçar is recorded at frequency rank #7,588, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.bɾɐ.ˈsaɾ/. agradar is at rank #6,731, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/.
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 14319, this pair ranks #57,811 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abraçar vs agradar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "abraçar": bç. Private to "agradar": dg.
"abraçar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "agradar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agradar ← agardar · aggradar · agraadr · agradarr · agraddar · agradra · agrdaar · agrradar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abraçar" and "agradar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abraçar" vs "agradar" - 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 "abraçar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agradar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,811 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abraçar" and "agradar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abraçar vs aplacar". 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 #57,811 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.