Which to use
“encantar” and “encostar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,460
- “encantar” frequency rank
- #16,042
- “encostar” frequency rank
- 43502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantar | encostar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lançar encantamento ou magia sobre alguém; enfeitiçar alguém | apoiar |
Where the eye mixes encantar and encostar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between encantar and encostar
A purely visual mix-up. encantar (/ẽ.kɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/) and encostar (/ẽ.kuʃ.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encantar is recorded at frequency rank #27,460, classified as averb, pronounced /ẽ.kɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/. encostar is at rank #16,042, tagged as averb, pronounced /ẽ.kuʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 43502, this pair ranks #22,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encantar vs encostar
Shared letters: acenrt. Private to "encantar": -. Private to "encostar": os.
"encantar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "encostar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encantar" and "encostar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "encantar" vs "encostar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "encantar" and "encostar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encantar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encostar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantar" and "encostar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantar 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 #22,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.