Which to use
“abertura” and “aventura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,267
- “abertura” frequency rank
- #3,121
- “aventura” frequency rank
- 4388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abertura | aventura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação de abrir | ação arriscada |
Where the eye mixes abertura and aventura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abertura and aventura follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abertura vs aventura
A purely visual mix-up. abertura (/ɐ.bɨɾ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/) and aventura (/ɐ.vẽ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abertura is recorded at frequency rank #1,267, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.bɨɾ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. aventura is at rank #3,121, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.vẽ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/.
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 4388, this pair ranks #70,540 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abertura vs aventura
Shared letters: aertu. Private to "abertura": b. Private to "aventura": nv.
"abertura" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aventura" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abertura" and "aventura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abertura" vs "aventura" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abertura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aventura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,540 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abertura" and "aventura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aventura vs aventurar". 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 #70,540 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.