Which to use
“adaptado” is an adjective and “adaptar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,432
- “adaptado” frequency rank
- #7,238
- “adaptar” frequency rank
- 16670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adaptado | adaptar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ajustado; que se adaptou | modificar um texto para torná-lo mais apropriado para um público ou para um meio de comunicação |
Letter map: adaptado vs adaptar
Shared letters muted; letters that set adaptado and adaptar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: adaptado vs adaptar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: adaptado is anadjective and adaptaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adaptado is recorded at frequency rank #9,432, classified as anadj. adaptar is at rank #7,238, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.dɐˈp.taɾ/.
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 16670, this pair ranks #54,803 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adaptado vs adaptar
Shared letters: adpt. Private to "adaptado": o. Private to "adaptar": r.
"adaptado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "adaptar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adaptado" for "adaptar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "adaptado" or "adaptar"?
Useful next steps
Pair "adaptado" vs "adaptar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "adaptado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adaptar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,803 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adaptado" and "adaptar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acatar vs adaptar". 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 #54,803 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.