Which to use
“agitar” and “animar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,211
- “agitar” frequency rank
- #10,646
- “animar” frequency rank
- 26857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitar | animar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abanar, sacudir | dar animação a |
Where the eye mixes agitar and animar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agitar and animar
A purely visual mix-up. agitar (/ɐ.ʒi.ˈtaɾ/) and animar (/ɐ.ni.ˈmaɾ/) 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 26857, 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/. animar is at rank #10,646, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ni.ˈmaɾ/.
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 26857, this pair ranks #42,224 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agitar vs animar
Shared letters: air. Private to "agitar": gt. Private to "animar": mn.
"agitar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "animar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agitar" and "animar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agitar" vs "animar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "animar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,224 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitar" and "animar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitador vs agitar". 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 #42,224 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.