Which to use
“emprego” is a noun and “entrego” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,071
- “emprego” frequency rank
- #16,508
- “entrego” frequency rank
- 17579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emprego | entrego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uso | inteiro, completo, íntegro |
Letter map: emprego vs entrego
Shared letters muted; letters that set emprego and entrego apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. emprego and entrego follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for emprego / entrego
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: emprego is anoun and entregoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emprego is recorded at frequency rank #1,071, classified as anoun, pronounced /ẽ.ˈpɾe.ɡu/. entrego is at rank #16,508, tagged as anadj.
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 17579, this pair ranks #53,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emprego vs entrego
Shared letters: egor. Private to "emprego": mp. Private to "entrego": nt.
"emprego" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "entrego" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emprego" and "entrego" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "emprego" or "entrego" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "emprego" vs "entrego" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "emprego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emprego" and "entrego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrego vs estrago". 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 #53,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.