Which to use
“abraço” is a noun and “arado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,952
- “abraço” frequency rank
- #39,977
- “arado” frequency rank
- 43929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abraço | arado |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | diz-se do solo que foi lavrado |
Where the eye mixes abraço and arado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. abraço runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against arado's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abraço and arado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abraço is /aˈbɾa.su/ while arado is /aˈɾa.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43929, 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/. arado is at rank #39,977, tagged as anadj, pronounced /aˈɾa.du/.
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 43929, this pair ranks #21,642 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abraço vs arado
Shared letters: aor. Private to "abraço": bç. Private to "arado": d.
"abraço" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "arado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arado ← aardo · araddo · araod · ardao · arrado · raado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abraço" for "arado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abraço" vs "arado" - 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 "abraço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,642 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abraço" and "arado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alado 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 #21,642 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.