Which to use
“argumentar” and “aumentar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,284
- “argumentar” frequency rank
- #1,560
- “aumentar” frequency rank
- 15844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | argumentar | aumentar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usar argumentação para sustentar uma opinião: | tornar maior, ampliar: |
Where the eye mixes argumentar and aumentar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses argumentar with aumentar
A purely visual mix-up. argumentar (/ɐɾ.ɡu.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/) and aumentar (/aw.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
argumentar is recorded at frequency rank #14,284, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐɾ.ɡu.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/. aumentar is at rank #1,560, tagged as averb, pronounced /aw.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 15844, this pair ranks #55,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of argumentar vs aumentar
Shared letters: aemnrtu. Private to "argumentar": g. Private to "aumentar": -.
"argumentar" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "aumentar" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- argumentar ← agrumentar · arggumentar · argmuentar · arguemntar · argumenatr · argumenntar · argumentarr · argumentra
- aumentar ← amuentar · auemntar · aumenatr · aumenntar · aumentarr · aumentra · aumenttar · aumetnar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "argumentar" and "aumentar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "argumentar" or "aumentar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "argumentar" and "aumentar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "argumentar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aumentar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "argumentar" and "aumentar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amamentar vs aumentar". 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 #55,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.