Which to use
“violador” is an adjective and “violar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,582
- “violador” frequency rank
- #11,978
- “violar” frequency rank
- 49560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | violador | violar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que viola; que infringe leis, normas, regras ou direitos | infringir |
Letter map: violador vs violar
Shared letters muted; letters that set violador and violar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. violador runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against violar's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - violador and violar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: violador is anadjective and violaraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
violador is recorded at frequency rank #37,582, classified as anadj. violar is at rank #11,978, tagged as averb, pronounced /vju.ˈlaɾ/.
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 49560, this pair ranks #15,443 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of violador vs violar
Shared letters: ailorv. Private to "violador": d. Private to "violar": -.
"violador" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "violar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "violador" and "violar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "violador" or "violar"?
After this comparison
You've compared "violador" and "violar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "violador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "violar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,443 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "violador" and "violar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velar vs violar". 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 #15,443 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.