Which to use
“admirar” and “atirar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,822
- “admirar” frequency rank
- #6,264
- “atirar” frequency rank
- 17086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admirar | atirar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | apreciar | lançar um projétil contra um alvo ou pessoa |
Letter map: admirar vs atirar
Shared letters muted; letters that set admirar and atirar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - admirar / atirar
admirar and atirar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
admirar is recorded at frequency rank #10,822, classified as averb. atirar is at rank #6,264, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ti.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 17086, this pair ranks #54,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of admirar vs atirar
Shared letters: air. Private to "admirar": dm. Private to "atirar": t.
"admirar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "atirar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "admirar" for "atirar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "admirar" vs "atirar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "admirar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atirar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admirar" and "atirar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admirar vs admire". 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 #54,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.