Which to use
“abri” and “agi” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,362
- “abri” frequency rank
- #36,311
- “agi” frequency rank
- 42673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abri | agi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo abrir | agir, proceder |
Where the eye mixes abri and agi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses abri with agi
A purely visual mix-up. abri (/ɐ.ˈbɾi/) and agi (/ˈa.ɡi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abri is recorded at frequency rank #6,362, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ˈbɾi/. agi is at rank #36,311, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈa.ɡi/.
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 42673, this pair ranks #23,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abri vs agi
Shared letters: ai. Private to "abri": br. Private to "agi": g.
"abri" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "agi" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abri ← abbri · abir · arbi · bari
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abri" and "agi" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "abri" or "agi" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abri" and "agi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abri" and "agi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs agi". 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 #23,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.