exoneradovsexonerarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: exonerado is a adjective, exonerar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“exonerado” is an adjective and “exonerar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,359
“exonerado” frequency rank
#47,889
“exonerar” frequency rank
77248
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exonerado exonerar
Definition que foi alvo de exoneração eximir, isentar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exonerado and exonerar apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
exonerado
8 ch
exonerar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: exonerado is anadjective and exoneraraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exonerado is recorded at frequency rank #29,359, classified as anadj. exonerar is at rank #47,889, tagged as averb, pronounced /ezoneˈɾaɾ/.

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 77248, this pair ranks #1,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of exonerado vs exonerar

Shared letters: aenorx. Private to "exonerado": d. Private to "exonerar": -.

"exonerado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV  ·  "exonerar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exoneradoeoxnerado · exnoerado · exoenrado · exoneardo · exoneraddo · exoneraod · exonerdao · exonerrado
  • exonerareoxnerar · exnoerar · exoenrar · exonearr · exonerarr · exonerra · exonerrar · exonnerar

Frequency comparison

exonerado#29,359
exonerar#47,889

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exonerado" and "exonerar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "exonerado" is an adjective and "exonerar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "exonerado" or "exonerar"?
"exonerado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,359 in our Portuguese list, against #47,889 for "exonerar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering exonerado vs exonerar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “exonerado”; for a verb, it's “exonerar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “exonerado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list