Which to use
“abrigo” is a noun and “abrir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,873
- “abrigo” frequency rank
- #1,038
- “abrir” frequency rank
- 4911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrigo | abrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lugar seguro; ambiente que proporciona proteção, segurança | levar de um estado fechado para um aberto, descerrar |
Where the eye mixes abrigo and abrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. abrigo runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against abrir's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abrigo vs abrir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abrigo is /ɐ.ˈbɾi.ɡu/ while abrir is /ɐ.ˈbɾiɾ/. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abrigo is recorded at frequency rank #3,873, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈbɾi.ɡu/. abrir is at rank #1,038, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ˈbɾiɾ/.
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 4911, this pair ranks #69,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abrigo vs abrir
Shared letters: abir. Private to "abrigo": go. Private to "abrir": -.
"abrigo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "abrir" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abrigo" and "abrir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "abrigo" or "abrir"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abrigo" and "abrir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abrigo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrigo" and "abrir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrigado vs abrigo". 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 #69,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.