Which to use
“aparar” is a verb and “aparato” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,423
- “aparar” frequency rank
- #16,219
- “aparato” frequency rank
- 56642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aparar | aparato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segurar ou apanhar algo em queda ou atirado; parar golpe: | ostentação em atos públicos ou particulares |
Letter map: aparar vs aparato
Shared letters muted; letters that set aparar and aparato apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. aparar runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against aparato's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - aparar and aparato
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aparar is averb and aparatoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aparar is recorded at frequency rank #40,423, classified as averb. aparato is at rank #16,219, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.pɐ.ˈɾa.tu/.
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 56642, this pair ranks #9,839 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aparar vs aparato
Shared letters: apr. Private to "aparar": -. Private to "aparato": ot.
"aparar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "aparato" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aparar" and "aparato" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aparar" or "aparato"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "aparar" and "aparato".
- Full dictionary entry for "aparar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aparato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,839 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aparar" and "aparato" 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 #9,839 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.