Which to use
“movimentar” is a verb and “movimento” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,404
- “movimentar” frequency rank
- #607
- “movimento” frequency rank
- 16011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | movimentar | movimento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dar movimento ou animação a | ato ou efeito de mover(-se) |
Where the eye mixes movimentar and movimento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. movimentar runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against movimento's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses movimentar with movimento
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: movimentar is /mu.vi.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/ while movimento is /mu.vi.ˈmẽ.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
movimentar is recorded at frequency rank #15,404, classified as averb, pronounced /mu.vi.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/. movimento is at rank #607, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mu.vi.ˈmẽ.tu/.
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 16011, this pair ranks #55,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of movimentar vs movimento
Shared letters: eimnotv. Private to "movimentar": ar. Private to "movimento": -.
"movimentar" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "movimento" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- movimentar ← mmovimentar · moivmentar · moviemntar · movimenatr · movimenntar · movimentarr · movimentra · movimenttar
- movimento ← mmovimento · moivmento · moviemnto · movimennto · movimenot · movimentto · movimetno · movimmento
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "movimentar" for "movimento" ever safe?
Frequency check: "movimentar" vs "movimento" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "movimentar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "movimento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "movimentar" and "movimento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "movimentado vs movimentar". 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 #55,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.