Which to use
“anexar” is a verb and “anexo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,555
- “anexar” frequency rank
- #10,303
- “anexo” frequency rank
- 44858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anexar | anexo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | juntar como anexo. | que se anexa ou anexou |
Where the eye mixes anexar and anexo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. anexar runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against anexo's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between anexar and anexo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anexar is /ɐ.nɛ.ˈksaɾ/ while anexo is /ɐ.ˈnɛ.ksu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anexar is recorded at frequency rank #34,555, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.nɛ.ˈksaɾ/. anexo is at rank #10,303, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈnɛ.ksu/.
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 44858, this pair ranks #20,568 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of anexar vs anexo
Shared letters: aenx. Private to "anexar": r. Private to "anexo": o.
"anexar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "anexo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "anexar" and "anexo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "anexar" or "anexo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "anexar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anexo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,568 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anexar" and "anexo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anexar vs atear". 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 #20,568 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.