Which to use
“empatar” is a verb and “empatia” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,503
- “empatar” frequency rank
- #12,050
- “empatia” frequency rank
- 28553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empatar | empatia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ter os pontos iguais aos do adversário | comunhão positiva pela qual um sujeito se identifica com outro |
Letter map: empatar vs empatia
Shared letters muted; letters that set empatar and empatia apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. empatar (VCCVCVC) and empatia (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - empatar and empatia
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: empatar is averb and empatiaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empatar is recorded at frequency rank #16,503, classified as averb, pronounced /ẽ.pɐ.ˈtaɾ/. empatia is at rank #12,050, 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 28553, this pair ranks #40,266 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empatar vs empatia
Shared letters: aempt. Private to "empatar": r. Private to "empatia": i.
"empatar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "empatia" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empatar" and "empatia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "empatar" or "empatia"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "empatar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empatia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,266 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empatar" and "empatia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empatar vs engatar". 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 #40,266 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.