Which to use
“abalo” is a noun and “acaso” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,870
- “abalo” frequency rank
- #2,759
- “acaso” frequency rank
- 28629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abalo | acaso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de abalar | casualmente |
Letter map: abalo vs acaso
Shared letters muted; letters that set abalo and acaso apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. abalo and acaso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: abalo vs acaso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: abalo is anoun and acasoanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28629, 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/. acaso is at rank #2,759, tagged as anadv.
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 28629, this pair ranks #40,177 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abalo vs acaso
Shared letters: ao. Private to "abalo": bl. Private to "acaso": cs.
"abalo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "acaso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "abalo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acaso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,177 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abalo" and "acaso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abalo vs alado". 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 #40,177 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.