orgulhar vs orgulho, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“orgulhar” is a verb and “orgulho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,403
“orgulhar” frequency rank: #1,684
“orgulho” frequency rank: 20087
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	orgulhar	orgulho
Definition	causar sentimento de orgulho a	conceito exagerado que alguém faz de si próprio

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set orgulhar and orgulho apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

orgulhar

7 ch

orgulho

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: orgulhar is averb and orgulhoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

orgulhar is recorded at frequency rank #18,403, classified as averb. orgulho is at rank #1,684, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɔɾ.ˈɡu.ʎu/.

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 20087, this pair ranks #50,512 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of orgulhar vs orgulho

Shared letters: ghloru. Private to "orgulhar": a. Private to "orgulho": -.

"orgulhar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "orgulho" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

orgulhar ← ogrulhar · orggulhar · orgluhar · orguhlar · orgulahr · orgulharr · orgulhhar · orgulhra
orgulho ← ogrulho · orggulho · orgluho · orguhlo · orgulhho · orgullho · orguloh · orrgulho

Frequency comparison

orgulhar#18,403

orgulho#1,684

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "orgulhar" and "orgulho" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "orgulhar" is a verb and "orgulho" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "orgulhar" or "orgulho"?

"orgulho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,684 in our Portuguese list, against #18,403 for "orgulhar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering orgulhar vs orgulho

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “orgulhar”; for a noun, it's “orgulho”.
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