Which to use
“acomodado” is an adjective and “acomodar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,157
- “acomodado” frequency rank
- #11,572
- “acomodar” frequency rank
- 58729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acomodado | acomodar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem os cômodos necessários | dar acomodação a |
Where the eye mixes acomodado and acomodar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acomodado runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against acomodar's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acomodado and acomodar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acomodado is /ɐ.ku.mu.ˈda.du/ while acomodar is /ɐ.ku.mu.ˈdaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acomodado is recorded at frequency rank #47,157, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ku.mu.ˈda.du/. acomodar is at rank #11,572, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ku.mu.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 58729, this pair ranks #8,576 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acomodado vs acomodar
Shared letters: acdmo. Private to "acomodado": -. Private to "acomodar": r.
"acomodado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "acomodar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acomodado" and "acomodar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "acomodado" or "acomodar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acomodado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acomodar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,576 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acomodado" and "acomodar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acomoda vs acomodado". 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 #8,576 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.