Which to use
“ara” and “armas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,083
- “ara” frequency rank
- #906
- “armas” frequency rank
- 21989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ara | armas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | altar | plural de arma |
Letter map: ara vs armas
Shared letters muted; letters that set ara and armas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - ara / armas
ara and armas 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ara is recorded at frequency rank #21,083, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.ɾɐ/. armas is at rank #906, 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 21989, this pair ranks #48,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ara vs armas
Shared letters: ar. Private to "ara": -. Private to "armas": ms.
"ara" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "armas" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- armas ← amras · arams · armass · armmas · armsa · arrmas · ramas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ara" for "armas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ara" vs "armas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "ara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "armas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ara" and "armas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ara". 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 #48,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.