Which to use
“abalo” is a noun and “amplo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,870
- “abalo” frequency rank
- #4,284
- “amplo” frequency rank
- 30154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abalo | amplo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de abalar | extenso, dilatado, espaçoso |
Letter map: abalo vs amplo
Shared letters muted; letters that set abalo and amplo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. abalo (VCVCV) and amplo (VCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for abalo / amplo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: abalo is anoun and amploanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30154, 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/. amplo is at rank #4,284, tagged as anadj.
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 30154, this pair ranks #38,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abalo vs amplo
Shared letters: alo. Private to "abalo": b. Private to "amplo": mp.
"abalo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "amplo" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "abalo" vs "amplo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "abalo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amplo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abalo" and "amplo" 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 #38,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.