Which to use
“afraid” is an adjective and “arraia” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,853
- “afraid” frequency rank
- #43,277
- “arraia” frequency rank
- 79130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afraid | arraia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | com medo; temeroso | o mesmo que raia (peixe) |
Letter map: afraid vs arraia
Shared letters muted; letters that set afraid and arraia apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: afraid vs arraia
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: afraid is anadjective and arraiaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afraid is recorded at frequency rank #35,853, classified as anadj. arraia is at rank #43,277, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈRaj.ɐ/.
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 79130, this pair ranks #1,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of afraid vs arraia
Shared letters: air. Private to "afraid": df. Private to "arraia": -.
"afraid" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "arraia" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "afraid" and "arraia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "afraid" vs "arraia" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "afraid" and "arraia".
- Full dictionary entry for "afraid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arraia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afraid" and "arraia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arraia vs arriba". 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 #1,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.