Which to use
“agitar” and “atirar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,211
- “agitar” frequency rank
- #6,264
- “atirar” frequency rank
- 22475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitar | atirar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abanar, sacudir | lançar um projétil contra um alvo ou pessoa |
Where the eye mixes agitar and atirar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agitar and atirar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agitar with atirar
A purely visual mix-up. agitar (/ɐ.ʒi.ˈtaɾ/) and atirar (/ɐ.ti.ˈɾaɾ/) 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 22475, 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/. atirar is at rank #6,264, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ti.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 22475, this pair ranks #47,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agitar vs atirar
Shared letters: airt. Private to "agitar": g. Private to "atirar": -.
"agitar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "atirar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agitar" and "atirar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agitar" vs "atirar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agitar" and "atirar" 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 "atirar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitar" and "atirar" 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 #47,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.