Which to use
“refugiar” and “refutar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,013
- “refugiar” frequency rank
- #31,945
- “refutar” frequency rank
- 65958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refugiar | refutar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tomar refúgio | combater com argumentos que provam o contrário |
Letter map: refugiar vs refutar
Shared letters muted; letters that set refugiar and refutar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: refugiar and refutar
refugiar and refutar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refugiar is recorded at frequency rank #34,013, classified as averb. refutar is at rank #31,945, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.fu.ˈtaɾ/.
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 65958, this pair ranks #5,164 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refugiar vs refutar
Shared letters: aefru. Private to "refugiar": gi. Private to "refutar": t.
"refugiar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "refutar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "refugiar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refutar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,164 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refugiar" and "refutar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refinar vs refutar". 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 #5,164 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.