Which to use
“apesar” is an adverb and “apurar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #404
- “apesar” frequency rank
- #11,390
- “apurar” frequency rank
- 11794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apesar | apurar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não obstante | tornar puro; purificar; (por extensão) acrescentar e/ou suprimir características, de forma a melhorar: |
Letter map: apesar vs apurar
Shared letters muted; letters that set apesar and apurar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - apesar and apurar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: apesar is anadverb and apuraraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apesar is recorded at frequency rank #404, classified as anadv, pronounced /ɐ.pe.ˈzaɾ/. apurar is at rank #11,390, 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 11794, this pair ranks #60,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apesar vs apurar
Shared letters: apr. Private to "apesar": es. Private to "apurar": u.
"apesar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apurar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apesar" for "apurar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "apesar" or "apurar" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "apesar" vs "apurar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "apesar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apurar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apesar" and "apurar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apurar 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 #60,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.