Which to use
“adega” is a noun and “apegar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,768
- “adega” frequency rank
- #32,459
- “apegar” frequency rank
- 53227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adega | apegar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lugar onde o vinho é armazenado | fazer sentir ou sentir apego; afeiçoar-se |
Letter map: adega vs apegar
Shared letters muted; letters that set adega and apegar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. adega runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against apegar's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for adega / apegar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: adega is anoun and apegaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adega is recorded at frequency rank #20,768, classified as anoun. apegar is at rank #32,459, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.pɨ.ˈɡaɾ/.
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 53227, this pair ranks #12,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adega vs apegar
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "adega": d. Private to "apegar": pr.
"adega" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "apegar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adega" and "apegar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adega" or "apegar"?
What to do next
Pair "adega" vs "apegar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "adega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apegar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adega" and "apegar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aparar vs apegar". 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 #12,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.