Which to use
“janta” and “jantar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,493
- “janta” frequency rank
- #2,055
- “jantar” frequency rank
- 23548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | janta | jantar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | refeição da noite | refeição que se come no final do dia ou início da noite |
Where the eye mixes janta and jantar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between janta and jantar
A purely visual mix-up. janta (/ˈʒɐ̃.tɐ/) and jantar (/ʒɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/) 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 extra letter(s) - “janta” sits inside “jantar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
janta is recorded at frequency rank #21,493, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒɐ̃.tɐ/. jantar is at rank #2,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʒɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/.
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 23548, this pair ranks #46,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of janta vs jantar
Shared letters: ajnt. Private to "janta": -. Private to "jantar": r.
"janta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "jantar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "janta" and "jantar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "janta" or "jantar"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "janta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jantar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "janta" and "jantar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jacto vs janta". 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 #46,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.