Which to use
“separar” and “superar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,043
- “separar” frequency rank
- #3,438
- “superar” frequency rank
- 8481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | separar | superar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | desunir o que estava ligado; estabelecer uma distância (ou aumentá-la) entre duas coisas ou grupos de coisas | exceder |
Where the eye mixes separar and superar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between separar and superar
A purely visual mix-up. separar (/sɨ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/) and superar (/su.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
separar is recorded at frequency rank #5,043, classified as averb, pronounced /sɨ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/. superar is at rank #3,438, tagged as averb, pronounced /su.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 8481, this pair ranks #65,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of separar vs superar
Shared letters: aeprs. Private to "separar": -. Private to "superar": u.
"separar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "superar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "separar" for "superar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "separar" vs "superar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "separar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "superar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "separar" and "superar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sarar vs separar". 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 #65,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.