Which to use
“abalar” and “avaliar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,655
- “abalar” frequency rank
- #3,534
- “avaliar” frequency rank
- 20189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abalar | avaliar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer tremer ou oscilar | determinar o valor de |
Where the eye mixes abalar and avaliar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abalar runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against avaliar's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abalar with avaliar
A purely visual mix-up. abalar (/ɐ.bɐ.ˈlaɾ/) and avaliar (/ɐ.vɐ.ˈljaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abalar is recorded at frequency rank #16,655, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.bɐ.ˈlaɾ/. avaliar is at rank #3,534, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.vɐ.ˈljaɾ/.
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 20189, this pair ranks #50,385 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abalar vs avaliar
Shared letters: alr. Private to "abalar": b. Private to "avaliar": iv.
"abalar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "avaliar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abalar" and "avaliar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "abalar" or "avaliar" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abalar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avaliar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,385 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abalar" and "avaliar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abalar vs abarcar". 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 #50,385 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.