Which to use
“alugar” and “apurar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,951
- “alugar” frequency rank
- #11,390
- “apurar” frequency rank
- 21341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alugar | apurar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dar de aluguel | tornar puro; purificar; (por extensão) acrescentar e/ou suprimir características, de forma a melhorar: |
Letter map: alugar vs apurar
Shared letters muted; letters that set alugar and apurar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. alugar and apurar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - alugar / apurar
alugar and apurar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alugar is recorded at frequency rank #9,951, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.lu.ˈɡaɾ/. apurar is at rank #11,390, tagged as averb.
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 21341, this pair ranks #48,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alugar vs apurar
Shared letters: aru. Private to "alugar": gl. Private to "apurar": p.
"alugar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apurar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alugar" for "apurar" ever safe?
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What to do next
Pair "alugar" vs "apurar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "alugar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apurar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alugar" and "apurar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apurar vs arar". 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 #48,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.