Which to use
“afogar” is a verb and “afora” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,247
- “afogar” frequency rank
- #13,208
- “afora” frequency rank
- 28455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afogar | afora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | matar alguém por afogamento, asfixia ou estrangulamento | exteriormente |
Where the eye mixes afogar and afora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: afogar vs afora
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: afogar is /ɐ.fu.ˈɡaɾ/ while afora is [a.ˈfɔ.ɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afogar is recorded at frequency rank #15,247, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.fu.ˈɡaɾ/. afora is at rank #13,208, tagged as anadv, pronounced [a.ˈfɔ.ɾa].
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 28455, this pair ranks #40,355 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afogar vs afora
Shared letters: afor. Private to "afogar": g. Private to "afora": -.
"afogar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "afora" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "afogar" for "afora" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "afogar" or "afora" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "afogar" and "afora" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "afogar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,355 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afogar" and "afora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afã vs afora". 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 #40,355 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.