Which to use
“aparar” is a verb and “apart” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,423
- “aparar” frequency rank
- #30,820
- “apart” frequency rank
- 71243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aparar | apart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segurar ou apanhar algo em queda ou atirado; parar golpe: | à parte, de parte * Sinônimos pt: em separado, separadamente, isoladamente, particularmente; |
Letter map: aparar vs apart
Shared letters muted; letters that set aparar and apart apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. aparar runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against apart's 5 (VCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for aparar / apart
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aparar is averb and apartanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aparar is recorded at frequency rank #40,423, classified as averb. apart is at rank #30,820, tagged as anadv.
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 71243, this pair ranks #3,399 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aparar vs apart
Shared letters: apr. Private to "aparar": -. Private to "apart": t.
"aparar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apart" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aparar" and "apart" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aparar" vs "apart" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "aparar" and "apart".
- Full dictionary entry for "aparar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,399 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aparar" and "apart" 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 #3,399 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.