Which to use
“assente” and “ausente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,871
- “assente” frequency rank
- #9,004
- “ausente” frequency rank
- 31875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | assente | ausente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | assentado | que não está presente |
Where the eye mixes assente and ausente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. assente (VCCVCCV) and ausente (VVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between assente and ausente
A purely visual mix-up. assente (/ɐ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/) and ausente (/aw.ˈzẽ.tɨ/) 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 a single letter - s in “assente” becomes u in “ausente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
assente is recorded at frequency rank #22,871, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/. ausente is at rank #9,004, tagged as anadj, pronounced /aw.ˈzẽ.tɨ/.
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 31875, this pair ranks #36,086 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of assente vs ausente
Shared letters: aenst. Private to "assente": -. Private to "ausente": u.
"assente" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "ausente" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "assente" for "ausente" ever safe?
Frequency check: "assente" vs "ausente" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "assente" and "ausente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "assente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,086 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "assente" and "ausente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "assentar vs assente". 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 #36,086 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.