Which to use
“notar” is a verb and “notário” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,938
- “notar” frequency rank
- #42,571
- “notário” frequency rank
- 47509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | notar | notário |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | marcar | o mesmo que tabelião |
Letter map: notar vs notário
Shared letters muted; letters that set notar and notário apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. notar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against notário's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - notar and notário
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: notar is averb and notárioanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
notar is recorded at frequency rank #4,938, classified as averb, pronounced /nu.ˈtaɾ/. notário is at rank #42,571, tagged as anoun.
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 47509, this pair ranks #17,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of notar vs notário
Shared letters: nort. Private to "notar": a. Private to "notário": iá.
"notar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "notário" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- notar ← nnotar · noatr · notarr · notra · nottar · ntoar · ontar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "notar" and "notário" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "notar" or "notário"?
What to do next
Pair "notar" vs "notário" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "notar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notário" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "notar" and "notário" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "notação vs notário". 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 #17,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.