Which to use
“águas” and “aspas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,077
- “águas” frequency rank
- #19,062
- “aspas” frequency rank
- 21139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | águas | aspas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | marés | o mesmo que asa (caixilhos) |
Letter map: águas vs aspas
Shared letters muted; letters that set águas and aspas apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on águas vs aspas
águas and aspas 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 21139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
águas is recorded at frequency rank #2,077, classified as anoun. aspas is at rank #19,062, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʃ.pɐʃ/.
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 21139, this pair ranks #49,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of águas vs aspas
Shared letters: as. Private to "águas": guá. Private to "aspas": p.
"águas" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "aspas" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aspas ← apsas · asaps · aspass · asppas · aspsa · asspas · sapas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "águas" for "aspas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "águas" vs "aspas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "águas" vs "aspas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "águas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aspas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "águas" and "aspas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "APA vs aspas". 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 #49,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.