Which to use
“clara” is a noun and “clarear” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,701
- “clara” frequency rank
- #22,255
- “clarear” frequency rank
- 23956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clara | clarear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção albuminosa do ovo | tornar claro |
Letter map: clara vs clarear
Shared letters muted; letters that set clara and clarear apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - clara and clarear
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: clara is anoun and clarearaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clara is recorded at frequency rank #1,701, classified as anoun. clarear is at rank #22,255, tagged as averb, pronounced /klɐ.ˈɾjaɾ/.
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 23956, this pair ranks #45,773 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clara vs clarear
Shared letters: aclr. Private to "clara": -. Private to "clarear": e.
"clara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "clarear" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clara" for "clarear" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "clara" or "clarear" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "clara" vs "clarear" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "clara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clarear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,773 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clara" and "clarear" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clarear vs clareira". 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 #45,773 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.