Which to use
“consumar” and “consumir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,351
- “consumar” frequency rank
- #11,238
- “consumir” frequency rank
- 54589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consumar | consumir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chegar ou fazer chegar ao fim; acabar(-se), completar(-se), terminar(-se) | destruir |
Where the eye mixes consumar and consumir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses consumar with consumir
A purely visual mix-up. consumar (/kõ.su.ˈmaɾ/) and consumir (/kõ.su.ˈmiɾ/) 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 a single letter - a in “consumar” becomes i in “consumir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consumar is recorded at frequency rank #43,351, classified as averb, pronounced /kõ.su.ˈmaɾ/. consumir is at rank #11,238, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõ.su.ˈmiɾ/.
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 54589, this pair ranks #11,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consumar vs consumir
Shared letters: cmnorsu. Private to "consumar": a. Private to "consumir": i.
"consumar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "consumir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consumar" for "consumir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "consumar" vs "consumir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "consumar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consumir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consumar" and "consumir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conjugar 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 #11,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.