Which to use
“agitar” and “aliar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,211
- “agitar” frequency rank
- #20,190
- “aliar” frequency rank
- 36401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitar | aliar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abanar, sacudir | fazer ligação de |
Where the eye mixes agitar and aliar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agitar vs aliar
A purely visual mix-up. agitar (/ɐ.ʒi.ˈtaɾ/) and aliar (/ɐ.ˈljaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agitar is recorded at frequency rank #16,211, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ʒi.ˈtaɾ/. aliar is at rank #20,190, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ˈljaɾ/.
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 36401, this pair ranks #30,422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agitar vs aliar
Shared letters: air. Private to "agitar": gt. Private to "aliar": l.
"agitar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "aliar" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agitar" and "aliar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agitar" vs "aliar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agitar" and "aliar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aliar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitar" and "aliar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aliar vs atar". 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 #30,422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.