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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "outorga" for "outorgado" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- 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.