Which to use
“descontado” is an adjective and “descontar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,083
- “descontado” frequency rank
- #22,272
- “descontar” frequency rank
- 62355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descontado | descontar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | inferido de uma soma ou de um valor inteiro | fazer desconto |
Letter map: descontado vs descontar
Shared letters muted; letters that set descontado and descontar apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. descontado runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against descontar's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - descontado and descontar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: descontado is anadjective and descontaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descontado is recorded at frequency rank #40,083, classified as anadj. descontar is at rank #22,272, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨʃ.kõ.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 62355, this pair ranks #6,706 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of descontado vs descontar
Shared letters: acdenost. Private to "descontado": -. Private to "descontar": r.
"descontado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "descontar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- descontado ← ddescontado · decsontado · desccontado · descnotado · desconatdo · desconntado · descontaddo · descontaod
- descontar ← ddescontar · decsontar · desccontar · descnotar · desconatr · desconntar · descontarr · descontra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "descontado" and "descontar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "descontado" or "descontar"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "descontado" and "descontar".
- Full dictionary entry for "descontado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descontar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,706 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descontado" and "descontar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descansado vs descontado". 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 #6,706 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.