Which to use
“adega” and “avelã” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,768
- “adega” frequency rank
- #35,019
- “avelã” frequency rank
- 55787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adega | avelã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lugar onde o vinho é armazenado | fruta gerada pela avelãzeira, avelaneira ou aveleira, (Corylus avellana) |
Letter map: adega vs avelã
Shared letters muted; letters that set adega and avelã apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. adega and avelã follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on adega vs avelã
adega and avelã 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adega is recorded at frequency rank #20,768, classified as anoun. avelã is at rank #35,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.vɨ.ˈlɐ̃/.
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 55787, this pair ranks #10,384 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adega vs avelã
Shared letters: ae. Private to "adega": dg. Private to "avelã": lvã.
"adega" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "avelã" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- adega ← addega · adeag · adegga · adgea · aedga · daega
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "adega" vs "avelã" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "adega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avelã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,384 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adega" and "avelã" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ateia vs avelã". 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 #10,384 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.