Which to use
“determinar” and “determine” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,550
- “determinar” frequency rank
- #28,165
- “determine” frequency rank
- 31715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | determinar | determine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estabelecer | determinar |
Where the eye mixes determinar and determine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: determinar vs determine
A purely visual mix-up. determinar (/dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/) and determine (/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/) 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 31715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
determinar is recorded at frequency rank #3,550, classified as averb, pronounced /dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/. determine is at rank #28,165, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/.
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 31715, this pair ranks #36,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of determinar vs determine
Shared letters: deimnrt. Private to "determinar": a. Private to "determine": -.
"determinar" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "determine" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- determinar ← ddeterminar · deetrminar · detemrinar · deterimnar · determianr · determinarr · determinnar · determinra
- determine ← ddetermine · deetrmine · detemrine · deterimne · determien · determinne · determmine · determnie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "determinar" for "determine" ever safe?
Which is more common, "determinar" or "determine"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "determinar" and "determine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "determinar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "determine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "determinar" and "determine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "determinado vs determinar". 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 #36,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.