questionarvsquestionárioWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: questionar is a verb, questionário is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“questionar” is a verb and “questionário” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,804
“questionar” frequency rank
#17,901
“questionário” frequency rank
24705
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature questionar questionário
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Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set questionar and questionário apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
questionar
12 ch
questionário

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: questionar is averb and questionárioanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

questionar is recorded at frequency rank #6,804, classified as averb, pronounced /kɨʃ.tju.ˈnaɾ/. questionário is at rank #17,901, tagged as anoun.

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 24705, this pair ranks #44,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of questionar vs questionário

Shared letters: einoqrstu. Private to "questionar": a. Private to "questionário": á.

"questionar" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC  ·  "questionário" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • questionarqeustionar · qquestionar · quesitonar · quesstionar · questinoar · questioanr · questionarr · questionnar

Frequency comparison

questionar#6,804
questionário#17,901

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "questionar" and "questionário" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "questionar" is a verb and "questionário" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "questionar" or "questionário"?
"questionar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,804 in our Portuguese list, against #17,901 for "questionário". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering questionar vs questionário

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “questionar”; for a noun, it's “questionário”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “questionar” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list