avental

/a.vẽˈtaw/

//a.vẽˈtaw// noun

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The verdict

“avental” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #30,435. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,435
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peça de vestuário que cobre a parte da frente do corpo, é amarrada na cintura, e serve para proteger da sujeira a roupa que a pessoa está usando enquanto desempenha funções como cozinhar, pintar, s...

Corpus desk

Index PT-avental · avental · Portuguese

avental · rank #30,435 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,435
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH bah

Nearest frequency peer: bah (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “avental”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “avental” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

avental vs atentar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for avental
PropertyValue
Headwordavental
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/a.vẽˈtaw/
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,435
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “avental”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).aventalcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bah” (#30,437), “baião” (#30,438), “aspirina” (#30,429). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “avental” fica em #30,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around avental (IPA /a.vẽˈtaw/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,435 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for avental, with forms such as "aevntal", "avenatl", and "avenntal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "atentar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is avental, spelled A-V-E-N-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    peça de vestuário que cobre a parte da frente do corpo, é amarrada na cintura, e serve para proteger da sujeira a roupa que a pessoa está usando enquanto desempenha funções como cozinhar, pintar, soldar, etc.
  2. 2
    peça de vestuário similar à anterior que é usada apenas por diante da saia, por vezes como adorno
  3. 3
    proteção de couro ou material similar para quem viaja na dianteira de uma carruagem para proteger-se da lama
  4. 4
    espécie de guarda-pó usado por profissionais da saúde ou cientistas
  5. 5
    espécie de mandil que é posto em carneiros e bodes e que lhes impede a cópula
  6. 6
    peça de ferro da fornalha
  7. 7
    capote
  8. 8
    roupas que são dadas às empregadas domésticas

This word in other languages

apron(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aevntal
  • avenatl
  • avenntal
  • aventall
  • aventla
  • aventtal
  • avetnal
  • avnetal
  • avvental
  • vaental

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of avental - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aevntal2avenatl2avenntal1aventall1aventla2aventtal1avetnal2avnetal2
Edit distance from "avental"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "avental"?
"avental" is spelled A-V-E-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /a.vẽˈtaw/.
What does "avental" mean?
As a noun, "avental" means: peça de vestuário que cobre a parte da frente do corpo, é amarrada na cintura, e serve para proteger da sujeira a roupa que a pessoa está usando enquanto desempenha funções como cozinhar, pintar, s...
What words are commonly confused with "avental"?
"avental" is commonly confused with "atentar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "avental"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avental" is /a.vẽˈtaw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avental" come from?
"avental" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "avental", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list