Which to use
“disciplina” is a noun and “disciplinar” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,086
- “disciplina” frequency rank
- #15,558
- “disciplinar” frequency rank
- 20644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disciplina | disciplinar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | os regulamentos que orientam certos corpos, certas assembleias (como a Igreja, o exército, escolas, etc.) | relativo à disciplina: |
Where the eye mixes disciplina and disciplinar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between disciplina and disciplinar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: disciplina is /diʃ.si.ˈpli.nɐ/ while disciplinar is /diʃ.si.pli.ˈnaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “disciplina” sits inside “disciplinar”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disciplina is recorded at frequency rank #5,086, classified as anoun, pronounced /diʃ.si.ˈpli.nɐ/. disciplinar is at rank #15,558, tagged as anadj, pronounced /diʃ.si.pli.ˈnaɾ/.
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 20644, this pair ranks #49,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disciplina vs disciplinar
Shared letters: acdilnps. Private to "disciplina": -. Private to "disciplinar": r.
"disciplina" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "disciplinar" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disciplina ← ddisciplina · dicsiplina · discciplina · discilpina · discipilna · disciplian · disciplinna · discipllina
- disciplinar ← ddisciplinar · dicsiplinar · discciplinar · discilpinar · discipilnar · disciplianr · disciplinarr · disciplinnar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disciplina" for "disciplinar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "disciplina" or "disciplinar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "disciplina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disciplinar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disciplina" and "disciplinar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disciplinado vs disciplinar". 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 #49,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.