Which to use
“adaptar” and “afastar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,238
- “adaptar” frequency rank
- #3,955
- “afastar” frequency rank
- 11193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adaptar | afastar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | modificar um texto para torná-lo mais apropriado para um público ou para um meio de comunicação | transitivo: |
Where the eye mixes adaptar and afastar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: adaptar vs afastar
A purely visual mix-up. adaptar (/ɐ.dɐˈp.taɾ/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adaptar is recorded at frequency rank #7,238, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.dɐˈp.taɾ/. 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 11193, this pair ranks #61,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adaptar vs afastar
Shared letters: art. Private to "adaptar": dp. Private to "afastar": fs.
"adaptar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "afastar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adaptar" for "afastar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adaptar" vs "afastar" - 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 "adaptar" 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 #61,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adaptar" and "afastar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afastar vs alastrar". 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 #61,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.