Which to use
“elenco” is a verb and “evento” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,137
- “elenco” frequency rank
- #504
- “evento” frequency rank
- 3641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elenco | evento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo elencar | acontecimento |
Where the eye mixes elenco and evento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. elenco and evento follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between elenco and evento
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: elenco is /i.ˈlẽ.ku/ while evento is /i.ˈvẽ.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elenco is recorded at frequency rank #3,137, classified as averb, pronounced /i.ˈlẽ.ku/. evento is at rank #504, tagged as anoun, pronounced /i.ˈvẽ.tu/.
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 3641, this pair ranks #71,459 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of elenco vs evento
Shared letters: eno. Private to "elenco": cl. Private to "evento": tv.
"elenco" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "evento" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "elenco" and "evento" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "elenco" or "evento" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "elenco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "evento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,459 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elenco" and "evento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ementa vs evento". 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 #71,459 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.