Which to use
“patrulha” is a noun and “patrulhar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,662
- “patrulha” frequency rank
- #31,489
- “patrulhar” frequency rank
- 40151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patrulha | patrulhar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | formação organizacional com objetivo bélico | efetuar patrulha |
Letter map: patrulha vs patrulhar
Shared letters muted; letters that set patrulha and patrulhar apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. patrulha runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against patrulhar's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: patrulha vs patrulhar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: patrulha is anoun and patrulharaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “patrulha” sits inside “patrulhar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patrulha is recorded at frequency rank #8,662, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈtɾu.ʎɐ/. patrulhar is at rank #31,489, tagged as averb.
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 40151, this pair ranks #26,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patrulha vs patrulhar
Shared letters: ahlprtu. Private to "patrulha": -. Private to "patrulhar": -.
"patrulha" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "patrulhar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patrulha" and "patrulhar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "patrulha" or "patrulhar" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "patrulha" and "patrulhar".
- Full dictionary entry for "patrulha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patrulhar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #26,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.