Which to use
“aquário” and “Aquarius” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,308
- “aquário” frequency rank
- #29,225
- “Aquarius” frequency rank
- 39533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aquário | Aquarius |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recipiente onde se criam animais aquáticos | Aquário, constelação do zodíaco |
Where the eye mixes aquário and Aquarius
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aquário runs 7 letters (VCVVCVV) against Aquarius's 8 (VCVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aquário vs Aquarius
A purely visual mix-up. aquário (/a.ˈkwa.ɾju/) and Aquarius (/ɜˈkwarjuʃ/) 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 39533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aquário is recorded at frequency rank #10,308, classified as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈkwa.ɾju/. Aquarius is at rank #29,225, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɜˈkwarjuʃ/.
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 39533, this pair ranks #26,691 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aquário vs Aquarius
Shared letters: aiqru. Private to "aquário": oá. Private to "Aquarius": s.
"aquário" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVV · "Aquarius" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Aquarius ← aqaurius · aqquarius · aquairus · aquarisu · aquariuss · aquarrius · aquaruis · aquraius
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aquário" and "Aquarius" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aquário" vs "Aquarius" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aquário" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Aquarius" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,691 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aquário" and "Aquarius" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aquário vs aquático". 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 #26,691 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.