abrilvsátrioWhich spelling fits?

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“abril” and “átrio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#561
“abril” frequency rank
#26,601
“átrio” frequency rank
27162
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abril átrio
Definition quarto mês do ano civil vestíbulo que vai da entrada principal à escadaria

Where the eye mixes abril and átrio

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. abril (VCCVC) and átrio (VCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
abril
5 ch
átrio

Look-alike desk: abril vs átrio

A purely visual mix-up. abril (/aˈbɾiw/ [aˈbɾiʊ̯]) and átrio (/ˈa.tɾju/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abril is recorded at frequency rank #561, classified as anoun, pronounced /aˈbɾiw/ [aˈbɾiʊ̯]. átrio is at rank #26,601, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.tɾju/.

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 27162, this pair ranks #41,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abril vs átrio

Shared letters: ir. Private to "abril": abl. Private to "átrio": otá.

"abril" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "átrio" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abril ← abbril · abirl · abrill · abrli · abrril · arbil · baril

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abril" and "átrio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/aˈbɾiw/ [aˈbɾiʊ̯] versus /ˈa.tɾju/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abril" or "átrio"?
"abril" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #561 in our Portuguese list, against #26,601 for "átrio". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "abril" and "átrio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abril" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "átrio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #41,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abril" and "átrio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "átrio vs atroz". 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 #41,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list