Which to use
“agregar” and “apegar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,872
- “agregar” frequency rank
- #32,459
- “apegar” frequency rank
- 46331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agregar | apegar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | associar | fazer sentir ou sentir apego; afeiçoar-se |
Where the eye mixes agregar and apegar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agregar runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against apegar's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agregar with apegar
A purely visual mix-up. agregar (/ɐ.ɡɾɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) and apegar (/ɐ.pɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) 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 46331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agregar is recorded at frequency rank #13,872, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ɡɾɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. apegar is at rank #32,459, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.pɨ.ˈɡaɾ/.
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 46331, this pair ranks #19,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agregar vs apegar
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "agregar": -. Private to "apegar": p.
"agregar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "apegar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agregar" for "apegar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agregar" vs "apegar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agregar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apegar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agregar" and "apegar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aparar vs apegar". 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 #19,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.