Which to use
“consolar” and “consultar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,685
- “consolar” frequency rank
- #10,501
- “consultar” frequency rank
- 37186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consolar | consultar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | confortar | pedir parecer ou conselho a |
Where the eye mixes consolar and consultar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. consolar runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against consultar's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: consolar vs consultar
A purely visual mix-up. consolar (/kõ.su.ˈlaɾ/) and consultar (/kõ.suɫ.ˈtaɾ/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consolar is recorded at frequency rank #26,685, classified as averb, pronounced /kõ.su.ˈlaɾ/. consultar is at rank #10,501, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõ.suɫ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 37186, this pair ranks #29,482 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consolar vs consultar
Shared letters: aclnors. Private to "consolar": -. Private to "consultar": tu.
"consolar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "consultar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consolar" for "consultar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "consolar" vs "consultar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "consolar" and "consultar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "consolar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consultar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,482 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consolar" and "consultar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consolar vs consumar". 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 #29,482 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.