Which to use
“experimental” is an adjective and “experimentar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,769
- “experimental” frequency rank
- #5,098
- “experimentar” frequency rank
- 12867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | experimental | experimentar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | baseado na experiência | verificar recorrendo à experiência; ensaiar; tentar |
Where the eye mixes experimental and experimentar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between experimental and experimentar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: experimental is /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽ.ˈtaɫ/ while experimentar is /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “experimental” becomes r in “experimentar”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
experimental is recorded at frequency rank #7,769, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽ.ˈtaɫ/. experimentar is at rank #5,098, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽ.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 12867, this pair ranks #59,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of experimental vs experimentar
Shared letters: aeimnprtx. Private to "experimental": l. Private to "experimentar": -.
"experimental" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC · "experimentar" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- experimental ← epxerimental · exeprimental · expeirmental · experiemntal · experimenatl · experimenntal · experimentall · experimentla
- experimentar ← epxerimentar · exeprimentar · expeirmentar · experiemntar · experimenatr · experimenntar · experimentarr · experimentra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "experimental" and "experimentar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "experimental" or "experimentar"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "experimental" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "experimentar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "experimental" and "experimentar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "experimentado vs experimental". 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 #59,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.