Which to use
“abril” and “avril” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #561
- “abril” frequency rank
- #20,209
- “avril” frequency rank
- 20770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abril | avril |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quarto mês do ano civil | abril |
Where the eye mixes abril and avril
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. abril and avril follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abril and avril
A purely visual mix-up. abril (/aˈbɾiw/ [aˈbɾiʊ̯]) and avril (/avʁil/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - b in “abril” becomes v in “avril”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20770, 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]. avril is at rank #20,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced /avʁil/.
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 20770, this pair ranks #49,659 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abril vs avril
Shared letters: ailr. Private to "abril": b. Private to "avril": v.
"abril" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "avril" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abril" for "avril" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abril" vs "avril" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abril" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avril" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,659 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abril" and "avril" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "átrio vs avril". 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 #49,659 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.