Which to use
“altura” is a noun and “aturar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #905
- “altura” frequency rank
- #21,370
- “aturar” frequency rank
- 22275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | altura | aturar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | comprimento de um objeto medido da base até o topo | suportar |
Where the eye mixes altura and aturar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. altura (VCCVCV) and aturar (VCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between altura and aturar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: altura is /aɫ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ while aturar is /ɐ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
altura is recorded at frequency rank #905, classified as anoun, pronounced /aɫ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. aturar is at rank #21,370, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.tu.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 22275, this pair ranks #47,816 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of altura vs aturar
Shared letters: artu. Private to "altura": l. Private to "aturar": -.
"altura" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "aturar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "altura" and "aturar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "altura" or "aturar" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "altura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aturar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,816 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "altura" and "aturar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs aturar". 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 #47,816 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.