Which to use
“catalogar” is a verb and “catálogo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,878
- “catalogar” frequency rank
- #7,874
- “catálogo” frequency rank
- 49752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | catalogar | catálogo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | registrar e organizar dados em catálogo | lista descritiva |
Letter map: catalogar vs catálogo
Shared letters muted; letters that set catalogar and catálogo apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. catalogar runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against catálogo's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - catalogar and catálogo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: catalogar is averb and catálogoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
catalogar is recorded at frequency rank #41,878, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ.tɐ.lu.ˈɡaɾ/. catálogo is at rank #7,874, tagged as anoun.
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 49752, this pair ranks #15,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of catalogar vs catálogo
Shared letters: acglot. Private to "catalogar": r. Private to "catálogo": á.
"catalogar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "catálogo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- catalogar ← actalogar · caatlogar · catalgoar · catallogar · cataloagr · catalogarr · cataloggar · catalogra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "catalogar" and "catálogo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "catalogar" or "catálogo" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "catalogar" vs "catálogo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "catalogar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "catálogo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "catalogar" and "catálogo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "catalogar vs cavalgar". 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 #15,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.