Which to use
“activa” is a verb and “antiga” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,500
- “activa” frequency rank
- #1,556
- “antiga” frequency rank
- 16056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | activa | antiga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito simples do indicativo de activer | feminino de antigo |
Letter map: activa vs antiga
Shared letters muted; letters that set activa and antiga apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. activa and antiga follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - activa and antiga
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: activa is averb and antigaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
activa is recorded at frequency rank #14,500, classified as averb, pronounced [ak.ti.va]. antiga is at rank #1,556, tagged as anadj.
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 16056, this pair ranks #55,586 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of activa vs antiga
Shared letters: ait. Private to "activa": cv. Private to "antiga": gn.
"activa" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "antiga" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "activa" and "antiga" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "activa" or "antiga"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "activa" and "antiga".
- Full dictionary entry for "activa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antiga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,586 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "activa" and "antiga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acting vs activa". 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 #55,586 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.