Which to use
“comportar” and “comprar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,023
- “comportar” frequency rank
- #642
- “comprar” frequency rank
- 12665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comportar | comprar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | suportar | obter algo em troca de dinheiro |
Where the eye mixes comportar and comprar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comportar vs comprar
A purely visual mix-up. comportar (/kõ.puɾ.ˈtaɾ/) and comprar (/kõ.ˈpɾaχ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comportar is recorded at frequency rank #12,023, classified as averb, pronounced /kõ.puɾ.ˈtaɾ/. comprar is at rank #642, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõ.ˈpɾaχ/.
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 12665, this pair ranks #59,856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comportar vs comprar
Shared letters: acmopr. Private to "comportar": t. Private to "comprar": -.
"comportar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "comprar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comportar" and "comprar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "comportar" or "comprar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comportar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comportar" and "comprar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comportar vs confortar". 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 #59,856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.