Which to use
“sofre” and “sofrer” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,108
- “sofre” frequency rank
- #2,652
- “sofrer” frequency rank
- 5760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sofre | sofrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sofrer | passar por determinado estado ou ação |
Letter map: sofre vs sofrer
Shared letters muted; letters that set sofre and sofrer apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: sofre and sofrer
sofre and sofrer 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 extra letter(s) - “sofre” sits inside “sofrer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sofre is recorded at frequency rank #3,108, classified as averb. sofrer is at rank #2,652, tagged as averb, pronounced /su.ˈfɾeɾ/.
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 5760, this pair ranks #68,799 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sofre vs sofrer
Shared letters: efors. Private to "sofre": -. Private to "sofrer": -.
"sofre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sofrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sofre" and "sofrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sofre" or "sofrer" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "sofre" vs "sofrer" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sofre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sofrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,799 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sofre" and "sofrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sire vs sofre". 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 #68,799 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.