Which to use
“afastado” and “arrastado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,833
- “afastado” frequency rank
- #17,429
- “arrastado” frequency rank
- 24262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afastado | arrastado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se afastou | levado ou trazido de rastos |
Letter map: afastado vs arrastado
Shared letters muted; letters that set afastado and arrastado apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Corpus notes: afastado and arrastado
afastado and arrastado 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 24262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afastado is recorded at frequency rank #6,833, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.fɐʃ.ˈta.du/. arrastado is at rank #17,429, tagged as anadj.
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 24262, this pair ranks #45,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afastado vs arrastado
Shared letters: adost. Private to "afastado": f. Private to "arrastado": r.
"afastado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "arrastado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "afastado" and "arrastado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "afastado" vs "arrastado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "afastado" vs "arrastado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "afastado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrastado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afastado" and "arrastado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrastado vs arrasto". 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 #45,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.