Which to use
“ácido” and “ávido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,441
- “ácido” frequency rank
- #31,211
- “ávido” frequency rank
- 35652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ácido | ávido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que possui um sabor azedo, picante, acre, como o do vinagre | que quer ardentemente |
Where the eye mixes ácido and ávido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ácido and ávido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ácido and ávido
A purely visual mix-up. ácido (/ˈa.si.du/) and ávido (/ˈa.vi.du/) 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 - c in “ácido” becomes v in “ávido”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ácido is recorded at frequency rank #4,441, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.si.du/. ávido is at rank #31,211, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.vi.du/.
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 35652, this pair ranks #31,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ácido vs ávido
Shared letters: dioá. Private to "ácido": c. Private to "ávido": v.
"ácido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ávido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ácido" and "ávido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ácido" vs "ávido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ácido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ávido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ácido" and "ávido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alado vs ávido". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.