Which to use
“aventura” and “aventurar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,121
- “aventura” frequency rank
- #23,905
- “aventurar” frequency rank
- 27026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aventura | aventurar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação arriscada | ação de se arriscar, de ousar fazer ou falar algo |
Where the eye mixes aventura and aventurar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aventura runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against aventurar's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aventura with aventurar
A purely visual mix-up. aventura (/ɐ.vẽ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/) and aventurar (/a.vẽ.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [a.vẽ.tuˈɾa(h)]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “aventura” sits inside “aventurar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aventura is recorded at frequency rank #3,121, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.vẽ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. aventurar is at rank #23,905, tagged as anoun, pronounced /a.vẽ.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [a.vẽ.tuˈɾa(h)].
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 27026, this pair ranks #42,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aventura vs aventurar
Shared letters: aenrtuv. Private to "aventura": -. Private to "aventurar": -.
"aventura" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aventurar" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aventura" and "aventurar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aventura" or "aventurar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aventura" and "aventurar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aventura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aventurar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aventura" and "aventurar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acentuar vs aventurar". 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 #42,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.