Which to use
“adorar” and “adorava” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,608
- “adorar” frequency rank
- #9,433
- “adorava” frequency rank
- 16041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adorar | adorava |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | amar; gostar muito | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo adorar |
Where the eye mixes adorar and adorava
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adorar runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against adorava's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses adorar with adorava
A purely visual mix-up. adorar (/ɐ.du.ˈɾaɾ/) and adorava ([a.do.ˈɾa.va]) 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 16041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adorar is recorded at frequency rank #6,608, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.du.ˈɾaɾ/. adorava is at rank #9,433, tagged as averb, pronounced [a.do.ˈɾa.va].
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 16041, this pair ranks #55,604 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adorar vs adorava
Shared letters: ador. Private to "adorar": -. Private to "adorava": v.
"adorar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "adorava" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adorar" and "adorava" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adorar" or "adorava"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adorar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adorava" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,604 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adorar" and "adorava" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adorar vs ancorar". 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 #55,604 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.