Which to use
“arrastão” is a noun and “arrastar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,567
- “arrastão” frequency rank
- #13,442
- “arrastar” frequency rank
- 37009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrastão | arrastar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | assalto perpetrado por um ou vários grupos de indivíduos em sítio público | puxar atrás de si, geralmente com dificuldade, fazendo que deslize pelo chão |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set arrastão and arrastar apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
arrastão and arrastar form a confusable pair in the Portuguese index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrastão is recorded at frequency rank #23,567, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.Rɐʃ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/. arrastar is at rank #13,442, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.Rɐʃ.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 37009, this pair ranks #29,689 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arrastão" and "arrastar" be used interchangeably?
Remembering arrastão vs arrastar
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “arrastão”; for a verb, it's “arrastar”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “arrastão” entry
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