Which to use
“quebrado” is an adjective and “quebrar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,328
- “quebrado” frequency rank
- #2,797
- “quebrar” frequency rank
- 10125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quebrado | quebrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | partido | partir, romper |
Letter map: quebrado vs quebrar
Shared letters muted; letters that set quebrado and quebrar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - quebrado and quebrar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: quebrado is anadjective and quebraraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quebrado is recorded at frequency rank #7,328, classified as anadj. 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 10125, this pair ranks #63,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quebrado vs quebrar
Shared letters: abeqru. Private to "quebrado": do. Private to "quebrar": -.
"quebrado" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "quebrar" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quebrado" and "quebrar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quebrado" vs "quebrar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "quebrado" vs "quebrar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "quebrado" 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 #63,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quebrado" and "quebrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebrado vs queimado". 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 #63,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.