Which to use
“firmado” is an adjective and “firmar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,893
- “firmado” frequency rank
- #16,766
- “firmar” frequency rank
- 29659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | firmado | firmar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se firmou | tornar firme |
Letter map: firmado vs firmar
Shared letters muted; letters that set firmado and firmar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. firmado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against firmar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - firmado and firmar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: firmado is anadjective and firmaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
firmado is recorded at frequency rank #12,893, classified as anadj. firmar is at rank #16,766, tagged as averb, pronounced /fiɾ.ˈmaɾ/.
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 29659, this pair ranks #38,916 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of firmado vs firmar
Shared letters: afimr. Private to "firmado": do. Private to "firmar": -.
"firmado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "firmar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "firmado" and "firmar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "firmado" vs "firmar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "firmado" vs "firmar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "firmado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "firmar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,916 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "firmado" and "firmar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fartar vs firmar". 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 #38,916 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.