Which to use
“apagar” and “aparar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,285
- “apagar” frequency rank
- #40,423
- “aparar” frequency rank
- 44708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagar | aparar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer desaparecer (raspando, etc.) | segurar ou apanhar algo em queda ou atirado; parar golpe: |
Letter map: apagar vs aparar
Shared letters muted; letters that set apagar and aparar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. apagar and aparar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: apagar and aparar
apagar and aparar 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 a single letter - g in “apagar” becomes r in “aparar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apagar is recorded at frequency rank #4,285, classified as averb. aparar is at rank #40,423, 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 44708, this pair ranks #20,717 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apagar vs aparar
Shared letters: apr. Private to "apagar": g. Private to "aparar": -.
"apagar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "aparar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apagar" and "aparar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "apagar" or "aparar"?
What to do next
You've compared "apagar" and "aparar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aparar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,717 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagar" and "aparar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aparar 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 #20,717 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.