Which to use
“isenção” is a noun and “isentar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,469
- “isenção” frequency rank
- #45,413
- “isentar” frequency rank
- 57882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | isenção | isentar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que isenta | tornar(-se) isento, desobrigado, dispensado, livre de; eximir(-se) |
Letter map: isenção vs isentar
Shared letters muted; letters that set isenção and isentar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. isenção (VCVCCVV) and isentar (VCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: isenção vs isentar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: isenção is anoun and isentaraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
isenção is recorded at frequency rank #12,469, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.zẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. isentar is at rank #45,413, tagged as averb.
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 57882, this pair ranks #9,077 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of isenção vs isentar
Shared letters: eins. Private to "isenção": oãç. Private to "isentar": art.
"isenção" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "isentar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- isentar ← iesntar · isenatr · isenntar · isentarr · isentra · isenttar · isetnar · isnetar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "isenção" for "isentar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "isenção" or "isentar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "isenção" and "isentar".
- Full dictionary entry for "isenção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "isentar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,077 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "isenção" and "isentar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isentar vs isento". 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 #9,077 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.