Which to use
“mistura” is a noun and “misturar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,588
- “mistura” frequency rank
- #10,565
- “misturar” frequency rank
- 13153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mistura | misturar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de misturar duas ou mais coisas | juntar coisas diferentes |
Where the eye mixes mistura and misturar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mistura runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against misturar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mistura vs misturar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mistura is /miʃ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ while misturar is /miʃ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mistura” sits inside “misturar”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mistura is recorded at frequency rank #2,588, classified as anoun, pronounced /miʃ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. misturar is at rank #10,565, tagged as averb, pronounced /miʃ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 13153, this pair ranks #59,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mistura vs misturar
Shared letters: aimrstu. Private to "mistura": -. Private to "misturar": -.
"mistura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "misturar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mistura" for "misturar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mistura" or "misturar" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mistura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "misturar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mistura" and "misturar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masturba vs mistura". 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 #59,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.