Which to use
“abad” is a noun and “away” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,941
- “abad” frequency rank
- #8,429
- “away” frequency rank
- 48370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abad | away |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abade, religioso superior de um mosteiro | longe, distante, remoto |
Where the eye mixes abad and away
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. abad (VCVC) and away (VCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: abad vs away
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abad is /a'βad/ while away is /əˈweɪ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abad is recorded at frequency rank #39,941, classified as anoun, pronounced /a'βad/. 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 48370, this pair ranks #16,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abad vs away
Shared letters: a. Private to "abad": bd. Private to "away": wy.
"abad" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "away" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abad" and "away" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abad" or "away"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abad" 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 #16,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abad" and "away" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abad vs atar". 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 #16,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.