Which to use
“anger” is a noun and “angry” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,265
- “anger” frequency rank
- #26,270
- “angry” frequency rank
- 69535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anger | angry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | raiva | irritado, com raiva, zangado, furioso, colérico |
Letter map: anger vs angry
Shared letters muted; letters that set anger and angry apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: anger vs angry
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: anger is anoun and angryanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anger is recorded at frequency rank #43,265, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈæɳ.gəɹ/. angry is at rank #26,270, tagged as anadj.
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 69535, this pair ranks #3,916 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of anger vs angry
Shared letters: agnr. Private to "anger": e. Private to "angry": y.
"anger" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "angry" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "anger" and "angry" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "anger" or "angry" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "anger" vs "angry" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "anger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,916 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anger" and "angry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anger vs ater". 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 #3,916 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.