outorgavsoutorgadoConfusable pair

Quick tell: outorga is a noun, outorgado is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“outorga” is a noun and “outorgado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,085
“outorga” frequency rank
#45,975
“outorgado” frequency rank
77060
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature outorga outorgado
Definition ato ou efeito de outorgar característica do que se outorgou ou foi alvo de outorga, aprovação

Letter map: outorga vs outorgado

Shared letters muted; letters that set outorga and outorgado apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. outorga runs 7 letters (VVCVCCV) against outorgado's 9 (VVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
outorga
9 ch
outorgado

Grammar separator: outorga vs outorgado

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: outorga is anoun and outorgadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “outorga” sits inside “outorgado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

outorga is recorded at frequency rank #31,085, classified as anoun, pronounced /ow.ˈtɔɾ.ɡɐ/. outorgado is at rank #45,975, tagged as anadj.

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 77060, this pair ranks #1,972 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of outorga vs outorgado

Shared letters: agortu. Private to "outorga": -. Private to "outorgado": d.

"outorga" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV  ·  "outorgado" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • outorga ← otuorga · ouotrga · outogra · outorag · outorgga · outorrga · outroga · outtorga
  • outorgado ← otuorgado · ouotrgado · outogrado · outoragdo · outorgaddo · outorgaod · outorgdao · outorggado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "outorga" for "outorgado" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "outorga" is a noun and "outorgado" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "outorga" or "outorgado"?
"outorga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,085 in our Portuguese list, against #45,975 for "outorgado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "outorga" and "outorgado". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "outorga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "outorgado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,972 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "outorga" and "outorgado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "outorga vs outrora". 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 #1,972 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list