Which to use
“amputar” and “apurar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,768
- “amputar” frequency rank
- #11,390
- “apurar” frequency rank
- 54158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amputar | apurar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cortar (um membro do corpo) | tornar puro; purificar; (por extensão) acrescentar e/ou suprimir características, de forma a melhorar: |
Letter map: amputar vs apurar
Shared letters muted; letters that set amputar and apurar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. amputar runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against apurar's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: amputar and apurar
amputar 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amputar is recorded at frequency rank #42,768, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ̃.pu.ˈtaɾ/. 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 54158, this pair ranks #11,498 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amputar vs apurar
Shared letters: apru. Private to "amputar": mt. Private to "apurar": -.
"amputar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "apurar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amputar" and "apurar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
Pair "amputar" vs "apurar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "amputar" 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 #11,498 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amputar" 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 #11,498 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.