Which to use
“afetar” is a verb and “apesar” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,855
- “afetar” frequency rank
- #404
- “apesar” frequency rank
- 8259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afetar | apesar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fingir | não obstante |
Letter map: afetar vs apesar
Shared letters muted; letters that set afetar and apesar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - afetar and apesar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: afetar is averb and apesaranadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afetar is recorded at frequency rank #7,855, classified as averb. apesar is at rank #404, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ɐ.pe.ˈzaɾ/.
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 8259, this pair ranks #65,580 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of afetar vs apesar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "afetar": ft. Private to "apesar": ps.
"afetar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apesar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "afetar" for "apesar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "afetar" or "apesar" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "afetar" vs "apesar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "afetar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apesar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,580 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afetar" and "apesar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afetar vs atar". 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 #65,580 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.