Which to use
“Adam” and “azar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,033
- “Adam” frequency rank
- #6,840
- “azar” frequency rank
- 10873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adam | azar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Adão | má sorte |
Where the eye mixes Adam and azar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Adam and azar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Adam vs azar
A purely visual mix-up. Adam (/ˈaːdam/.) and azar (/ɐ.zaɾ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Adam is recorded at frequency rank #4,033, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaːdam/.. azar is at rank #6,840, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.zaɾ/.
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 10873, this pair ranks #62,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Adam vs azar
Shared letters: a. Private to "Adam": dm. Private to "azar": rz.
"Adam" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "azar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Adam" for "azar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Adam" vs "azar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Adam" and "azar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "azar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adam" and "azar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs azar". 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 #62,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.