Which to use
“aprovado” is an adjective and “aprovar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,987
- “aprovado” frequency rank
- #8,001
- “aprovar” frequency rank
- 10988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aprovado | aprovar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que obteve aprovação | julgar apto |
Where the eye mixes aprovado and aprovar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aprovado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against aprovar's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aprovado and aprovar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aprovado is /ɐ.pɾu.ˈva.du/ while aprovar is /ɐ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ/. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aprovado is recorded at frequency rank #2,987, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.pɾu.ˈva.du/. aprovar is at rank #8,001, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ/.
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 10988, this pair ranks #61,973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aprovado vs aprovar
Shared letters: aoprv. Private to "aprovado": d. Private to "aprovar": -.
"aprovado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "aprovar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aprovado" for "aprovar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aprovado" vs "aprovar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aprovado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aprovar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aprovado" and "aprovar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aprovar vs arrotar". 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 #61,973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.