Which to use
“quebra” is an adjective and “quebrar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,904
- “quebra” frequency rank
- #2,797
- “quebrar” frequency rank
- 5701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quebra | quebrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ruim | partir, romper |
Where the eye mixes quebra and quebrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quebra vs quebrar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quebra is /ˈkɛ.bɾɐ/ while quebrar is /kɨ.ˈbɾaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “quebra” sits inside “quebrar”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quebra is recorded at frequency rank #2,904, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɛ.bɾɐ/. quebrar is at rank #2,797, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɨ.ˈbɾaɾ/.
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 5701, this pair ranks #68,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quebra vs quebrar
Shared letters: abeqru. Private to "quebra": -. Private to "quebrar": -.
"quebra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quebrar" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quebra" and "quebrar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "quebra" vs "quebrar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quebra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quebrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quebra" and "quebrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebra vs queer". 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 #68,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.