Which to use
“agarrar” and “aparar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,379
- “agarrar” frequency rank
- #40,423
- “aparar” frequency rank
- 51802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarrar | aparar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prender; segurar com garra | segurar ou apanhar algo em queda ou atirado; parar golpe: |
Letter map: agarrar vs aparar
Shared letters muted; letters that set agarrar and aparar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. agarrar runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against aparar's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on agarrar vs aparar
agarrar and aparar 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 51802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agarrar is recorded at frequency rank #11,379, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ɡɐ.ˈRaɾ/. aparar is at rank #40,423, tagged as averb.
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 51802, this pair ranks #13,299 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agarrar vs aparar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "agarrar": g. Private to "aparar": p.
"agarrar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "aparar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "agarrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aparar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,299 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarrar" and "aparar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aparar vs arar". 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 #13,299 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.