Which to use
“adoptar” and “adotar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,510
- “adoptar” frequency rank
- #6,258
- “adotar” frequency rank
- 28768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adoptar | adotar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | adotar | assumir para si a responsabilidade jurídica de criar (criança ou adolescente): |
Where the eye mixes adoptar and adotar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adoptar runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against adotar's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between adoptar and adotar
A purely visual mix-up. adoptar (/a.dɔp.ˈtar/) and adotar (/ɐ.dɔ.ˈtaɾ/, /ɐ.dɔ.ˈta/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adoptar is recorded at frequency rank #22,510, classified as averb, pronounced /a.dɔp.ˈtar/. adotar is at rank #6,258, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.dɔ.ˈtaɾ/, /ɐ.dɔ.ˈta/.
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 28768, this pair ranks #40,018 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adoptar vs adotar
Shared letters: adort. Private to "adoptar": p. Private to "adotar": -.
"adoptar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "adotar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adoptar" and "adotar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adoptar" or "adotar"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adotar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,018 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adoptar" and "adotar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adotar vs arrotar". 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 #40,018 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.