Which to use
“ampliar” and “avaliar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,834
- “ampliar” frequency rank
- #3,534
- “avaliar” frequency rank
- 10368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ampliar | avaliar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tornar maior, aumentar | determinar o valor de |
Where the eye mixes ampliar and avaliar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ampliar (VCCCVVC) and avaliar (VCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between ampliar and avaliar
A purely visual mix-up. ampliar (/ɐ̃.pli.ˈaɾ/) and avaliar (/ɐ.vɐ.ˈljaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ampliar is recorded at frequency rank #6,834, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ̃.pli.ˈaɾ/. avaliar is at rank #3,534, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.vɐ.ˈljaɾ/.
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 10368, this pair ranks #62,758 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ampliar vs avaliar
Shared letters: ailr. Private to "ampliar": mp. Private to "avaliar": v.
"ampliar" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "avaliar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ampliar" for "avaliar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ampliar" or "avaliar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ampliar" and "avaliar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ampliar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avaliar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,758 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ampliar" and "avaliar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ampliar vs amputar". 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 #62,758 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.