Which to use
“atravessado” is an adjective and “atravessar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,556
- “atravessado” frequency rank
- #5,912
- “atravessar” frequency rank
- 31468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atravessado | atravessar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que olha de través | transitivo |
Where the eye mixes atravessado and atravessar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. atravessado runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVCV) against atravessar's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between atravessado and atravessar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: atravessado is /ɐ.tɾɐ.vɨ.ˈsa.du/ while atravessar is /ɐ.tɾɐ.vɨ.ˈsaɾ/. 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 31468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atravessado is recorded at frequency rank #25,556, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.tɾɐ.vɨ.ˈsa.du/. atravessar is at rank #5,912, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.tɾɐ.vɨ.ˈsaɾ/.
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 31468, this pair ranks #36,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atravessado vs atravessar
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "atravessado": do. Private to "atravessar": -.
"atravessado" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCV · "atravessar" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- atravessado ← artavessado · atarvessado · atraevssado · atravesado · atravesasdo · atravessaddo · atravessaod · atravessdao
- atravessar ← artavessar · atarvessar · atraevssar · atravesar · atravesasr · atravessarr · atravessra · atravsesar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "atravessado" and "atravessar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "atravessado" or "atravessar"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "atravessado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atravessar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #36,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.