Which to use
“ágata” and “água” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,234
- “ágata” frequency rank
- #254
- “água” frequency rank
- 43488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ágata | água |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | variedade microcristalina de quartzo, cujo tipo mais comum é a calcedónia/calcedônia | substância (H₂O) líquida e incolor, insípida e inodora, essencial para a vida da maior parte dos organismos vivos e excelente solvente para muitas outras substâncias; óxido de hidrogênio |
Where the eye mixes ágata and água
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ágata runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against água's 4 (VCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ágata and água
A purely visual mix-up. ágata ([ˈa.ga.ta], Plural: [ˈa.ga.tas]) and água (/ˈa.gwɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ágata is recorded at frequency rank #43,234, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈa.ga.ta], Plural: [ˈa.ga.tas]. água is at rank #254, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.gwɐ/.
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 43488, this pair ranks #22,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ágata vs água
Shared letters: agá. Private to "ágata": t. Private to "água": u.
"ágata" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "água" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ágata" for "água" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ágata" or "água" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ágata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "água" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ágata" and "água" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ágata vs agiota". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #22,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.