Which to use
“Acre” and “área” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,136
- “Acre” frequency rank
- #294
- “área” frequency rank
- 6430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Acre | área |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estado localizado no sudoeste da Região Norte do Brasil que faz fronteira ao norte com o estado do Amazonas, ao leste com o estado de Rondônia, ao sudeste com a Bolívia e ao sul e ao oeste com o Peru | medida de uma superfície |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Acre and área apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Acre and área form a confusable pair in the Portuguese index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Acre is recorded at frequency rank #6,136, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.kɾɪ/. área is at rank #294, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.ɾjɐ/.
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 6430, this pair ranks #68,010 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Acre" and "área" be used interchangeably?
Remembering Acre vs área
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Acre” entry
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