Which to use
“concordar” and “concorrer” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,073
- “concordar” frequency rank
- #6,155
- “concorrer” frequency rank
- 11228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concordar | concorrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ter a mesma opinião que outra pessoa | (prep. com) opor-se (a outrem) tendo a mesma pretensão que ele e buscando vencê-lo |
Where the eye mixes concordar and concorrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses concordar with concorrer
A purely visual mix-up. concordar (/kõ.kuɾ.ˈdaɾ/) and concorrer (/kõ.ku.ˈReɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concordar is recorded at frequency rank #5,073, classified as averb, pronounced /kõ.kuɾ.ˈdaɾ/. concorrer is at rank #6,155, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõ.ku.ˈReɾ/.
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 11228, this pair ranks #61,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concordar vs concorrer
Shared letters: cnor. Private to "concordar": ad. Private to "concorrer": e.
"concordar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "concorrer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concordar" and "concorrer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "concordar" vs "concorrer" - which ranks higher?
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 "concordar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concorrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concordar" and "concorrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concertar vs concordar". 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 #61,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.