Which to use
“água” and “asma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #254
- “água” frequency rank
- #15,737
- “asma” frequency rank
- 15991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | água | asma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | doença inflamatória crônica caracterizada por obstrução ao fluxo de ar nas vias respiratórias, cuja causa não está completamente elucidada |
Letter map: água vs asma
Shared letters muted; letters that set água and asma apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Spelling & dictionary notes on água vs asma
água and asma 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 15991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
água is recorded at frequency rank #254, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.gwɐ/. asma is at rank #15,737, 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 15991, this pair ranks #55,692 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of água vs asma
Shared letters: a. Private to "água": guá. Private to "asma": ms.
"água" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "asma" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- asma ← asam · asmma · assma
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "água" for "asma" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "água" or "asma" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "água" and "asma".
- Full dictionary entry for "água" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,692 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "água" and "asma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ASC vs asma". 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 #55,692 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.