Which to use
“anular” is an adjective and “aturar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,172
- “anular” frequency rank
- #21,370
- “aturar” frequency rank
- 33542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anular | aturar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | referente a um anel | suportar |
Letter map: anular vs aturar
Shared letters muted; letters that set anular and aturar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for anular / aturar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: anular is anadjective and aturaraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anular is recorded at frequency rank #12,172, classified as anadj. 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 33542, this pair ranks #33,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of anular vs aturar
Shared letters: aru. Private to "anular": ln. Private to "aturar": t.
"anular" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "aturar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "anular" and "aturar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "anular" or "aturar"?
Useful next steps
Pair "anular" vs "aturar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "anular" 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 #33,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anular" 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 #33,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.