Which to use
“abri” is a verb and “ali” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,362
- “abri” frequency rank
- #593
- “ali” frequency rank
- 6955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abri | ali |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo abrir | naquele lugar |
Where the eye mixes abri and ali
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses abri with ali
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abri is /ɐ.ˈbɾi/ while ali is /ɐ.ˈli/. 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 (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6955, 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/. ali is at rank #593, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ɐ.ˈli/.
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 6955, this pair ranks #67,320 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abri vs ali
Shared letters: ai. Private to "abri": br. Private to "ali": l.
"abri" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ali" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abri ← abbri · abir · arbi · bari
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abri" and "ali" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "abri" or "ali" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abri" and "ali" 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 "ali" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,320 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abri" and "ali" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ali". 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 #67,320 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.