Which to use
“abrir” and “atrair” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,038
- “abrir” frequency rank
- #4,205
- “atrair” frequency rank
- 5243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrir | atrair |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | levar de um estado fechado para um aberto, descerrar | puxar para usando de charme, persuasão, etc |
Where the eye mixes abrir and atrair
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. abrir runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against atrair's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abrir vs atrair
A purely visual mix-up. abrir (/ɐ.ˈbɾiɾ/) and atrair (/ɐ.tɾɐ.ˈiɾ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abrir is recorded at frequency rank #1,038, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ˈbɾiɾ/. atrair is at rank #4,205, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.tɾɐ.ˈiɾ/.
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 5243, this pair ranks #69,421 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abrir vs atrair
Shared letters: air. Private to "abrir": b. Private to "atrair": t.
"abrir" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "atrair" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abrir" and "atrair" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abrir" vs "atrair" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abrir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atrair" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,421 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrir" and "atrair" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs atrair". 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 #69,421 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.