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 |
Letter map: orgulhar vs orgulho
Shared letters muted; letters that set orgulhar and orgulho apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. orgulhar runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against orgulho's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - orgulhar and orgulho
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
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "orgulhar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "orgulho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,512 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "orgulhar" and "orgulho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "orgulho vs orvalho". 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 #50,512 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.