Which to use
“abrigo” and “artigo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,873
- “abrigo” frequency rank
- #683
- “artigo” frequency rank
- 4556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrigo | artigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lugar seguro; ambiente que proporciona proteção, segurança | palavra que precede os substantivos para os determinar |
Where the eye mixes abrigo and artigo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abrigo and artigo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses abrigo with artigo
A purely visual mix-up. abrigo (/ɐ.ˈbɾi.ɡu/) and artigo (/ɐɾ.ˈti.ɡu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4556, 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/. artigo is at rank #683, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐɾ.ˈti.ɡu/.
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 4556, this pair ranks #70,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abrigo vs artigo
Shared letters: agior. Private to "abrigo": b. Private to "artigo": t.
"abrigo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "artigo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abrigo" for "artigo" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "abrigo" or "artigo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abrigo" and "artigo" 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 "artigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrigo" and "artigo" 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 #70,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.