Which to use
“ágata” and “arara” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,234
- “ágata” frequency rank
- #21,084
- “arara” frequency rank
- 64318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ágata | arara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | variedade microcristalina de quartzo, cujo tipo mais comum é a calcedónia/calcedônia | ave tropical da família dos psitacídeos |
Letter map: ágata vs arara
Shared letters muted; letters that set ágata and arara apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ágata and arara follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - ágata / arara
ágata and arara 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 64318, 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]. arara is at rank #21,084, 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 64318, this pair ranks #5,829 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ágata vs arara
Shared letters: a. Private to "ágata": gtá. Private to "arara": r.
"ágata" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "arara" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arara ← aarra · araar · ararra · arraa · arrara · raara
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "ágata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,829 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ágata" and "arara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ágata vs agiota". 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 #5,829 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.