Which to use
“afogado” and “apagado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,856
- “afogado” frequency rank
- #13,658
- “apagado” frequency rank
- 36514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afogado | apagado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se afogou | extinto |
Letter map: afogado vs apagado
Shared letters muted; letters that set afogado and apagado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. afogado and apagado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on afogado vs apagado
afogado and apagado 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afogado is recorded at frequency rank #22,856, classified as anadj. apagado is at rank #13,658, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.pɐ.ˈɡa.du/.
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 36514, this pair ranks #30,283 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afogado vs apagado
Shared letters: adgo. Private to "afogado": f. Private to "apagado": p.
"afogado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "apagado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "afogado" and "apagado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "afogado" vs "apagado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "afogado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,283 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afogado" and "apagado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afinado vs afogado". 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 #30,283 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.