Which to use
“aba” is a noun and “away” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,719
- “aba” frequency rank
- #8,429
- “away” frequency rank
- 24148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aba | away |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte saliente da beira das vestimentas, ou outros materiais de pano, para uso das pessoas, tais como vestido, paletó, toldo etc | longe, distante, remoto |
Where the eye mixes aba and away
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aba and away
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aba is /ˈa.bɐ/ while away is /əˈweɪ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aba is recorded at frequency rank #15,719, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.bɐ/. away is at rank #8,429, tagged as anadj, pronounced /əˈweɪ/.
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 24148, this pair ranks #45,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aba vs away
Shared letters: a. Private to "aba": b. Private to "away": wy.
"aba" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "away" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- away ← aawy · awayy · awway · awya · waay
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aba" for "away" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aba" vs "away" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "away" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aba" and "away" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aba vs acs". 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 #45,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.