Which to use
“abri” is a verb and “aqui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,362
- “abri” frequency rank
- #63
- “aqui” frequency rank
- 6425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abri | aqui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo abrir | lugar onde situa-se o interlocutor |
Where the eye mixes abri and aqui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: abri vs aqui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abri is /ɐ.ˈbɾi/ while aqui is /a.ˈki/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6425, 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/. aqui is at rank #63, tagged as anadv, pronounced /a.ˈki/.
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 6425, this pair ranks #68,012 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abri vs aqui
Shared letters: ai. Private to "abri": br. Private to "aqui": qu.
"abri" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "aqui" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abri" and "aqui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "abri" or "aqui" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aqui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,012 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abri" and "aqui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abri vs andi". 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 #68,012 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.