avental
/a.vẽˈtaw/
The verdict
“avental” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #30,435 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,435
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avental |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /a.vẽˈtaw/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #30,435 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “avental” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for avental is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.vẽˈtaw/. Corpus data places it at rank #30,435 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1peça 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.
- 2peça de vestuário similar à anterior que é usada apenas por diante da saia, por vezes como adorno
- 3proteção de couro ou material similar para quem viaja na dianteira de uma carruagem para proteger-se da lama
- 4espécie de guarda-pó usado por profissionais da saúde ou cientistas
- 5espécie de mandil que é posto em carneiros e bodes e que lhes impede a cópula
- 6peça de ferro da fornalha
- 7capote
- 8roupas que são dadas às empregadas domésticas
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “avental”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-V-E-N-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /a.vẽˈtaw/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “atentar” - see the side-by-side comparison. avental vs atentar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.