Which to use
“agente” is a noun and “ausente” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,834
- “agente” frequency rank
- #9,004
- “ausente” frequency rank
- 10838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agente | ausente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que age | que não está presente |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agente and ausente apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: agente is anoun and ausenteanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agente is recorded at frequency rank #1,834, classified as anoun. ausente is at rank #9,004, tagged as anadj, pronounced /aw.ˈzẽ.tɨ/.
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 10838, this pair ranks #62,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agente vs ausente
Shared letters: aent. Private to "agente": g. Private to "ausente": su.
"agente" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "ausente" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agente" and "ausente" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agente" or "ausente"?
Remembering agente vs ausente
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “agente”; for an adjective, it's “ausente”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agente” entry
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