Which to use
“adotar” and “alojar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,258
- “adotar” frequency rank
- #42,764
- “alojar” frequency rank
- 49022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adotar | alojar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | assumir para si a responsabilidade jurídica de criar (criança ou adolescente): | enlojar |
Where the eye mixes adotar and alojar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. adotar and alojar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between adotar and alojar
A purely visual mix-up. adotar (/ɐ.dɔ.ˈtaɾ/, /ɐ.dɔ.ˈta/) and alojar (/ɐ.lu.ˈʒaɾ/) 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 49022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adotar is recorded at frequency rank #6,258, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.dɔ.ˈtaɾ/, /ɐ.dɔ.ˈta/. alojar is at rank #42,764, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.lu.ˈʒaɾ/.
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 49022, this pair ranks #16,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adotar vs alojar
Shared letters: aor. Private to "adotar": dt. Private to "alojar": jl.
"adotar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alojar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adotar" and "alojar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "adotar" vs "alojar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adotar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alojar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adotar" and "alojar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alçar vs alojar". 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 #16,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.