Which to use
“editar” is a verb and “editor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,534
- “editar” frequency rank
- #2,720
- “editor” frequency rank
- 9254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | editar | editor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | imprimir e distribuir, normalmente através de circuitos comerciais, uma obra literária, artística ou científica | o que ou aquele que edita: |
Letter map: editar vs editor
Shared letters muted; letters that set editar and editor apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for editar / editor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: editar is averb and editoranoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “editar” becomes o in “editor”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
editar is recorded at frequency rank #6,534, classified as averb, pronounced /e.d͡ʒi.ˈta(ɹ). editor is at rank #2,720, tagged as anoun.
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 9254, this pair ranks #64,243 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of editar vs editor
Shared letters: deirt. Private to "editar": a. Private to "editor": o.
"editar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "editor" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "editar" for "editor" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "editar" or "editor" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "editar" and "editor".
- Full dictionary entry for "editar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "editor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,243 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "editar" and "editor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "editar vs Edite". 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 #64,243 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.