Which to use
“apesar” is an adverb and “atear” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #404
- “apesar” frequency rank
- #38,140
- “atear” frequency rank
- 38544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apesar | atear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não obstante | lançar fogo a |
Where the eye mixes apesar and atear
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: apesar vs atear
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apesar is /ɐ.pe.ˈzaɾ/ while atear is /ɐ.ˈtjaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38544, 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/. atear is at rank #38,140, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtjaɾ/.
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 38544, this pair ranks #27,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apesar vs atear
Shared letters: aer. Private to "apesar": ps. Private to "atear": t.
"apesar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "atear" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apesar" and "atear" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "apesar" or "atear"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "apesar" and "atear" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apesar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apesar" and "atear" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs atear". 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 #27,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.