Which to use
“adega” and “área” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,768
- “adega” frequency rank
- #294
- “área” frequency rank
- 21062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adega | área |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lugar onde o vinho é armazenado | medida de uma superfície |
Letter map: adega vs área
Shared letters muted; letters that set adega and área apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: adega and área
adega and área are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adega is recorded at frequency rank #20,768, classified as anoun. 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 21062, this pair ranks #49,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adega vs área
Shared letters: ae. Private to "adega": dg. Private to "área": rá.
"adega" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "área" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- adega ← addega · adeag · adegga · adgea · aedga · daega
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adega" and "área" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "adega" or "área" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "adega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "área" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adega" and "área" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adega vs ateia". 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 #49,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.