Which to use
“abusar” and “aturar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,488
- “abusar” frequency rank
- #21,370
- “aturar” frequency rank
- 36858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abusar | aturar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usar mal de | suportar |
Where the eye mixes abusar and aturar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. abusar and aturar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abusar and aturar
A purely visual mix-up. abusar (/ɐ.bu.ˈzaɾ/) and aturar (/ɐ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/) 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 36858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abusar is recorded at frequency rank #15,488, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.bu.ˈzaɾ/. aturar is at rank #21,370, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 36858, this pair ranks #29,869 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abusar vs aturar
Shared letters: aru. Private to "abusar": bs. Private to "aturar": t.
"abusar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "aturar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abusar" and "aturar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abusar" vs "aturar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abusar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aturar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,869 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abusar" and "aturar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs aturar". 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 #29,869 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.