Which to use
“imaturo” and “impuro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,774
- “imaturo” frequency rank
- #41,064
- “impuro” frequency rank
- 70838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imaturo | impuro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não está maduro | que não é puro |
Where the eye mixes imaturo and impuro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. imaturo runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against impuro's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between imaturo and impuro
A purely visual mix-up. imaturo (/imɑˈtuɾu/) and impuro (/ĩ.ˈpu.ɾu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imaturo is recorded at frequency rank #29,774, classified as anadj, pronounced /imɑˈtuɾu/. impuro is at rank #41,064, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.ˈpu.ɾu/.
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 70838, this pair ranks #3,514 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of imaturo vs impuro
Shared letters: imoru. Private to "imaturo": at. Private to "impuro": p.
"imaturo" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "impuro" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "imaturo" and "impuro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "imaturo" or "impuro" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "imaturo" and "impuro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "imaturo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impuro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,514 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imaturo" and "impuro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import vs impuro". 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 #3,514 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.