Which to use
“imitar” is a verb and “ímpar” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,694
- “imitar” frequency rank
- #16,650
- “ímpar” frequency rank
- 29344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imitar | ímpar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer exatamente o que faz uma pessoa ou animal | que não é divisível por dois (diz-se de número) |
Letter map: imitar vs ímpar
Shared letters muted; letters that set imitar and ímpar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. imitar runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against ímpar's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: imitar vs ímpar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: imitar is averb and ímparanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imitar is recorded at frequency rank #12,694, classified as averb, pronounced /i.mi.ˈtaɾ/. ímpar is at rank #16,650, tagged as anadj.
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 29344, this pair ranks #39,323 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imitar vs ímpar
Shared letters: amr. Private to "imitar": it. Private to "ímpar": pí.
"imitar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "ímpar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- imitar ← iimtar · imiatr · imitarr · imitra · imittar · immitar · imtiar · miitar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imitar" for "ímpar" ever safe?
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After this comparison
You've compared "imitar" and "ímpar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "imitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ímpar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,323 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imitar" and "ímpar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Imam vs ímpar". 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 #39,323 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.