Which to use
“aquário” and “armário” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,308
- “aquário” frequency rank
- #6,612
- “armário” frequency rank
- 16920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aquário | armário |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recipiente onde se criam animais aquáticos | móvel, normalmente de madeira ou metal, e que normalmente apresenta portas e prateleiras |
Where the eye mixes aquário and armário
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aquário (VCVVCVV) and armário (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: aquário vs armário
A purely visual mix-up. aquário (/a.ˈkwa.ɾju/) and armário (/ɐɾ.ˈma.ɾju/) 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 16920, 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/. armário is at rank #6,612, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐɾ.ˈma.ɾju/.
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 16920, this pair ranks #54,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aquário vs armário
Shared letters: aiorá. Private to "aquário": qu. Private to "armário": m.
"aquário" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVV · "armário" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aquário" for "armário" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aquário" vs "armário" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "armário" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aquário" and "armário" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aquário vs Aquarius". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #54,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.