Which to use
“agravo” and “arão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,421
- “agravo” frequency rank
- #30,004
- “arão” frequency rank
- 65425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agravo | arão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recurso interposto num processo judiciário visando reformar decisão interlocutória proferida pelo juiz de primeira instância | ave marinha, airo, também chamado arau-comum, Uria aalge |
Where the eye mixes agravo and arão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses agravo with arão
A purely visual mix-up. agravo (/ɐ.ˈɡɾa.vu/) and arão (Singular: /ɐ.'ɾaŋ/, /ɐ.'ɾa.o/, /ɐ.'ɾaw/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agravo is recorded at frequency rank #35,421, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈɡɾa.vu/. arão is at rank #30,004, tagged as anoun, pronounced Singular: /ɐ.'ɾaŋ/, /ɐ.'ɾa.o/, /ɐ.'ɾaw/.
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 65425, this pair ranks #5,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agravo vs arão
Shared letters: aor. Private to "agravo": gv. Private to "arão": ã.
"agravo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "arão" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agravo ← agarvo · aggravo · agraov · agravvo · agrravo · agrvao · argavo · garavo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agravo" for "arão" ever safe?
Which is more common, "agravo" or "arão"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agravo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agravo" and "arão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arão 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 #5,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.