Which to use
“acatar” and “afastar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,036
- “acatar” frequency rank
- #3,955
- “afastar” frequency rank
- 35991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acatar | afastar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | respeitar, venerar | transitivo: |
Where the eye mixes acatar and afastar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acatar runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against afastar's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acatar vs afastar
A purely visual mix-up. acatar (/ɐ.kɐ.ˈtaɾ/) and afastar (/ɐ.fɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acatar is recorded at frequency rank #32,036, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.kɐ.ˈtaɾ/. afastar is at rank #3,955, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.fɐʃ.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 35991, this pair ranks #30,929 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acatar vs afastar
Shared letters: art. Private to "acatar": c. Private to "afastar": fs.
"acatar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "afastar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acatar" and "afastar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acatar" vs "afastar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acatar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afastar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,929 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acatar" and "afastar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acatar vs atar". 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 #30,929 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.