Which to use
“afogar” and “alegar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,247
- “afogar” frequency rank
- #19,616
- “alegar” frequency rank
- 34863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afogar | alegar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | matar alguém por afogamento, asfixia ou estrangulamento | citar |
Where the eye mixes afogar and alegar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: afogar vs alegar
A purely visual mix-up. afogar (/ɐ.fu.ˈɡaɾ/) and alegar (/ɐ.lɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) 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 34863, 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/. alegar is at rank #19,616, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.lɨ.ˈɡaɾ/.
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 34863, this pair ranks #32,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afogar vs alegar
Shared letters: agr. Private to "afogar": fo. Private to "alegar": el.
"afogar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alegar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "afogar" and "alegar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "afogar" or "alegar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "afogar" and "alegar" 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 "alegar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afogar" and "alegar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegar vs alegro". 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 #32,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.