Which to use
“ao” is a contraction and “av” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27
- “ao” frequency rank
- #5,821
- “av” frequency rank
- 5848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ao | av |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição a com o artigo definido o | audiovisuel ("audiovisual"): |
Letter map: ao vs av
Shared letters muted; letters that set ao and av apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ao and av
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ao is acontraction and avanabbrev. On the page they differ by a single letter - o in “ao” becomes v in “av”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ao is recorded at frequency rank #27, classified as acontraction, pronounced /aw/. av is at rank #5,821, tagged as anabbrev.
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 5848, this pair ranks #68,698 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ao vs av
Shared letters: a. Private to "ao": o. Private to "av": v.
"ao" · 2 letters · shape VV · "av" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ao" and "av" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ao" vs "av" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "ao" and "av". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ao" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "av" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,698 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ao" and "av" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs av". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #68,698 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.