troublevstrouxeWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#27,700
“trouble” frequency rank
#1,872
“trouxe” frequency rank
29572
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trouble trouxe
Definition problema; dificuldade primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo trazer

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set trouble and trouxe apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
trouble
6 ch
trouxe

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: trouble is anoun and trouxeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trouble is recorded at frequency rank #27,700, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɹʌbl̩/; enPR: trŭbʹəl. trouxe is at rank #1,872, tagged as averb.

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 29572, this pair ranks #39,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of trouble vs trouxe

Shared letters: eortu. Private to "trouble": bl. Private to "trouxe": x.

"trouble" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV  ·  "trouxe" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • troublertouble · toruble · trobule · troubble · troubel · troublle · troulbe · trrouble
  • trouxertouxe · toruxe · trouex · trouxxe · troxue · trrouxe · truoxe · ttrouxe

Frequency comparison

trouble#27,700
trouxe#1,872

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "trouble" and "trouxe" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "trouble" is a noun and "trouxe" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "trouble" or "trouxe"?
"trouxe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,872 in our Portuguese list, against #27,700 for "trouble". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering trouble vs trouxe

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list