Which to use
“adiar” is a verb and “avião” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,651
- “adiar” frequency rank
- #2,262
- “avião” frequency rank
- 15913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adiar | avião |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deixar para outra data o que se tem para fazer | aparelho mais pesado que o ar empregado em navegação aérea |
Letter map: adiar vs avião
Shared letters muted; letters that set adiar and avião apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - adiar and avião
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: adiar is averb and aviãoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adiar is recorded at frequency rank #13,651, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ˈdjaɾ/. avião is at rank #2,262, tagged as anoun.
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 15913, this pair ranks #55,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adiar vs avião
Shared letters: ai. Private to "adiar": dr. Private to "avião": ovã.
"adiar" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "avião" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- adiar ← adair · addiar · adiarr · adira · aidar · daiar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adiar" and "avião" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "adiar" or "avião" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "adiar" and "avião".
- Full dictionary entry for "adiar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avião" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adiar" and "avião" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adiar vs atar". 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 #55,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.