Which to use
“abraço” and “agravo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,952
- “abraço” frequency rank
- #35,421
- “agravo” frequency rank
- 39373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abraço | agravo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gesto de afeto no qual uma pessoa contorna com seus braços a outra pessoa, animal, objeto, etc., como forma de manifestar carinho, amizade, apoio, conforto, etc. | recurso interposto num processo judiciário visando reformar decisão interlocutória proferida pelo juiz de primeira instância |
Where the eye mixes abraço and agravo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. abraço and agravo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses abraço with agravo
A purely visual mix-up. abraço (/aˈbɾa.su/) and agravo (/ɐ.ˈɡɾa.vu/) 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 39373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abraço is recorded at frequency rank #3,952, classified as anoun, pronounced /aˈbɾa.su/. agravo is at rank #35,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈɡɾa.vu/.
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 39373, this pair ranks #26,902 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abraço vs agravo
Shared letters: aor. Private to "abraço": bç. Private to "agravo": gv.
"abraço" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "agravo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agravo ← agarvo · aggravo · agraov · agravvo · agrravo · agrvao · argavo · garavo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abraço" for "agravo" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "abraço" or "agravo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abraço" and "agravo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abraço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agravo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,902 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abraço" and "agravo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agravo vs arado". 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 #26,902 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.