Which to use
“altar” is a noun and “arar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,141
- “altar” frequency rank
- #46,176
- “arar” frequency rank
- 54317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | altar | arar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estrutura elevada perante a qual cerimônias religiosas são realizadas ou na qual sacrifícios podem ser oferecidos aos deuses, ancestrais, etc | lavrar (a terra) com arado |
Letter map: altar vs arar
Shared letters muted; letters that set altar and arar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. altar runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against arar's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - altar and arar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: altar is anoun and araraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
altar is recorded at frequency rank #8,141, classified as anoun. arar is at rank #46,176, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.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 54317, this pair ranks #11,358 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of altar vs arar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "altar": lt. Private to "arar": -.
"altar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "arar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "altar" and "arar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "altar" or "arar" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "altar" and "arar".
- Full dictionary entry for "altar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,358 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "altar" and "arar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arar 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 #11,358 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.