Which to use
“apanhar” and “arranhar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,911
- “apanhar” frequency rank
- #34,565
- “arranhar” frequency rank
- 40476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apanhar | arranhar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transitivo: | ferir levemente (a pele) com as unhas, objeto áspero ou pontiagudo |
Where the eye mixes apanhar and arranhar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apanhar runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against arranhar's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between apanhar and arranhar
A purely visual mix-up. apanhar (/ɐ.pɐ.ˈɲaɾ/) and arranhar (/ɐ.Rɐ.ˈɲaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apanhar is recorded at frequency rank #5,911, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.pɐ.ˈɲaɾ/. arranhar is at rank #34,565, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.Rɐ.ˈɲaɾ/.
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 40476, this pair ranks #25,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apanhar vs arranhar
Shared letters: ahnr. Private to "apanhar": p. Private to "arranhar": -.
"apanhar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "arranhar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apanhar" and "arranhar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apanhar" vs "arranhar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apanhar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arranhar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apanhar" and "arranhar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrandar vs arranhar". 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 #25,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.