appvsaveConfusable pair

Which to use

“app” and “ave” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,695
“app” frequency rank
#5,708
“ave” frequency rank
10403
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature app ave
Definition aplicativo, aplicação animal vertebrado, ovíparo, recoberto de penas, de bico córneo, sem dentes, e cujos membros posteriores servem para marcha, sendo os anteriores transformados em asas

Letter map: app vs ave

Shared letters muted; letters that set app and ave apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
app
3 ch
ave

Spelling & dictionary notes on app vs ave

app and ave 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

app is recorded at frequency rank #4,695, classified as anoun. ave is at rank #5,708, 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 10403, this pair ranks #62,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of app vs ave

Shared letters: a. Private to "app": p. Private to "ave": ev.

"app" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "ave" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "app" and "ave" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "app" vs "ave" - which ranks higher?
"app" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,695 in our Portuguese list, against #5,708 for "ave". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "app" and "ave". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "app" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "app" and "ave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ave". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #62,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list