Which to use
“exterminar” is a verb and “extermínio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,030
- “exterminar” frequency rank
- #16,057
- “extermínio” frequency rank
- 38087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exterminar | extermínio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extinguir | ato de exterminar |
Letter map: exterminar vs extermínio
Shared letters muted; letters that set exterminar and extermínio apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Part-of-speech tell for exterminar / extermínio
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: exterminar is averb and extermínioanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exterminar is recorded at frequency rank #22,030, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐjʃ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/. extermínio is at rank #16,057, 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 38087, this pair ranks #28,427 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exterminar vs extermínio
Shared letters: eimnrtx. Private to "exterminar": a. Private to "extermínio": oí.
"exterminar" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "extermínio" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exterminar ← etxerminar · exetrminar · extemrinar · exterimnar · extermianr · exterminarr · exterminnar · exterminra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exterminar" and "extermínio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "exterminar" vs "extermínio" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "exterminar" and "extermínio".
- Full dictionary entry for "exterminar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extermínio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,427 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #28,427 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.