Which to use
“agitar” and “alisar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,211
- “agitar” frequency rank
- #41,330
- “alisar” frequency rank
- 57541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitar | alisar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abanar, sacudir | tornar liso |
Where the eye mixes agitar and alisar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agitar and alisar
A purely visual mix-up. agitar (/ɐ.ʒi.ˈtaɾ/) and alisar (/ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/) 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 57541, 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/. alisar is at rank #41,330, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/.
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 57541, this pair ranks #9,278 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitar vs alisar
Shared letters: air. Private to "agitar": gt. Private to "alisar": ls.
"agitar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alisar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agitar" for "alisar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agitar" vs "alisar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alisar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,278 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitar" and "alisar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alçar vs alisar". 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 #9,278 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.