Which to use
“atirar” and “aturar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,264
- “atirar” frequency rank
- #21,370
- “aturar” frequency rank
- 27634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atirar | aturar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lançar um projétil contra um alvo ou pessoa | suportar |
Where the eye mixes atirar and aturar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. atirar and aturar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses atirar with aturar
A purely visual mix-up. atirar (/ɐ.ti.ˈɾaɾ/) and aturar (/ɐ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/) 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 - i in “atirar” becomes u in “aturar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atirar is recorded at frequency rank #6,264, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ti.ˈɾaɾ/. aturar is at rank #21,370, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 27634, this pair ranks #41,317 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atirar vs aturar
Shared letters: art. Private to "atirar": i. Private to "aturar": u.
"atirar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "aturar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "atirar" and "aturar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "atirar" vs "aturar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "atirar" and "aturar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atirar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aturar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,317 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atirar" and "aturar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs aturar". 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 #41,317 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.