Which to use
“aquário” is a noun and “aquático” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,308
- “aquário” frequency rank
- #15,017
- “aquático” frequency rank
- 25325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aquário | aquático |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recipiente onde se criam animais aquáticos | qualificação de coisas ou ações que se desenvolvem na água |
Where the eye mixes aquário and aquático
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aquário runs 7 letters (VCVVCVV) against aquático's 8 (VCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aquário with aquático
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aquário is /a.ˈkwa.ɾju/ while aquático is /ɐ.ˈkwa.ti.ku/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25325, 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/. aquático is at rank #15,017, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈkwa.ti.ku/.
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 25325, this pair ranks #44,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aquário vs aquático
Shared letters: aioquá. Private to "aquário": r. Private to "aquático": ct.
"aquário" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVV · "aquático" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aquário" and "aquático" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aquário" vs "aquático" - 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 "aquático" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aquário" and "aquático" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apático vs aquático". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #44,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.