Which to use
“abalo” and “abo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,870
- “abalo” frequency rank
- #39,944
- “abo” frequency rank
- 65814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abalo | abo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de abalar | aborígene, nativo australiano |
Where the eye mixes abalo and abo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. abalo runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against abo's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abalo and abo
A purely visual mix-up. abalo (/ɐ.ˈba.lu/) and abo (/ˈæb.əʉ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abalo is recorded at frequency rank #25,870, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈba.lu/. abo is at rank #39,944, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈæb.əʉ/.
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 65814, this pair ranks #5,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abalo vs abo
Shared letters: abo. Private to "abalo": l. Private to "abo": -.
"abalo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "abo" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abalo ← aablo · aballo · abaol · abbalo · ablao · baalo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abalo" and "abo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "abalo" or "abo" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abalo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abalo" and "abo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abo 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 #5,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.