Which to use
“autorizado” is an adjective and “autorizar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,266
- “autorizado” frequency rank
- #15,742
- “autorizar” frequency rank
- 22008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autorizado | autorizar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dotado de autoridade | permitir |
Letter map: autorizado vs autorizar
Shared letters muted; letters that set autorizado and autorizar apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. autorizado runs 10 letters (VVCVCVCVCV) against autorizar's 9 (VVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for autorizado / autorizar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: autorizado is anadjective and autorizaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autorizado is recorded at frequency rank #6,266, classified as anadj. autorizar is at rank #15,742, tagged as averb, pronounced /aw.tu.ɾi.ˈzaɾ/.
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 22008, this pair ranks #48,127 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of autorizado vs autorizar
Shared letters: aiortuz. Private to "autorizado": d. Private to "autorizar": -.
"autorizado" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCV · "autorizar" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autorizado ← atuorizado · auotrizado · autoirzado · autoriazdo · autorizaddo · autorizaod · autorizdao · autorizzado
- autorizar ← atuorizar · auotrizar · autoirzar · autoriazr · autorizarr · autorizra · autorizzar · autorrizar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "autorizado" and "autorizar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "autorizado" or "autorizar"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "autorizado" and "autorizar".
- Full dictionary entry for "autorizado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autorizar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,127 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autorizado" and "autorizar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autoria vs autorizar". 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 #48,127 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.