Which to use
“aumenta” and “aumentar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,990
- “aumenta” frequency rank
- #1,560
- “aumentar” frequency rank
- 4550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aumenta | aumentar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo aumentar | tornar maior, ampliar: |
Letter map: aumenta vs aumentar
Shared letters muted; letters that set aumenta and aumentar apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Pair insight - aumenta / aumentar
aumenta and aumentar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “aumenta” sits inside “aumentar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aumenta is recorded at frequency rank #2,990, classified as averb. 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 4550, this pair ranks #70,325 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aumenta vs aumentar
Shared letters: aemntu. Private to "aumenta": -. Private to "aumentar": r.
"aumenta" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV · "aumentar" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aumenta" and "aumentar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "aumenta" or "aumentar" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "aumenta" 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 #70,325 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aumenta" 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 #70,325 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.