Which to use
“ameixa” and “aveia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,442
- “ameixa” frequency rank
- #20,208
- “aveia” frequency rank
- 48650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ameixa | aveia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruta extraída da ameixeira | planta da família dos poáceos, da espécie Avena sativa |
Where the eye mixes ameixa and aveia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ameixa runs 6 letters (VCVVCV) against aveia's 5 (VCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ameixa with aveia
A purely visual mix-up. ameixa (/a.ˈmej.ʃɐ/) and aveia (/a.ˈvej.ja/) 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 48650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ameixa is recorded at frequency rank #28,442, classified as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈmej.ʃɐ/. aveia is at rank #20,208, tagged as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈvej.ja/.
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 48650, this pair ranks #16,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ameixa vs aveia
Shared letters: aei. Private to "ameixa": mx. Private to "aveia": v.
"ameixa" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "aveia" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ameixa" for "aveia" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ameixa" or "aveia"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ameixa" and "aveia" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ameixa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aveia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ameixa" and "aveia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ameixa vs ateia". 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 #16,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.