consultar vs consultor, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“consultar” is a verb and “consultor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,501
“consultar” frequency rank: #6,628
“consultor” frequency rank: 17129
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	consultar	consultor
Definition	pedir parecer ou conselho a	membro do clero que aconselha um bispo

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set consultar and consultor apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch

consultar

9 ch

consultor

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consultar is /kõ.suɫ.ˈtaɾ/ while consultor is /kənˈsʌltər/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “consultar” becomes o in “consultor”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consultar is recorded at frequency rank #10,501, classified as averb, pronounced /kõ.suɫ.ˈtaɾ/. consultor is at rank #6,628, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kənˈsʌltər/.

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 17129, this pair ranks #54,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of consultar vs consultor

Shared letters: clnorstu. Private to "consultar": a. Private to "consultor": -.

"consultar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "consultor" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

consultar ← cconsultar · cnosultar · connsultar · conslutar · conssultar · consulatr · consulltar · consultarr
consultor ← cconsultor · cnosultor · connsultor · conslutor · conssultor · consulltor · consulotr · consultorr

Frequency comparison

consultar#10,501

consultor#6,628

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "consultar" and "consultor" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "consultar" is a verb and "consultor" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "consultar" or "consultor"?

"consultor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,628 in our Portuguese list, against #10,501 for "consultar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering consultar vs consultor

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “consultar”; for a noun, it's “consultor”.
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