Which to use
“arab” and “árabe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,137
- “arab” frequency rank
- #3,177
- “árabe” frequency rank
- 37314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arab | árabe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | árabe, arábico | da Arábia |
Where the eye mixes arab and árabe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: arab vs árabe
A purely visual mix-up. arab (/ˈɑː.ʁap/) and árabe (/ˈa.ɾa.bi/) 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 37314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arab is recorded at frequency rank #34,137, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɑː.ʁap/. árabe is at rank #3,177, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.ɾa.bi/.
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 37314, this pair ranks #29,332 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arab vs árabe
Shared letters: abr. Private to "arab": -. Private to "árabe": eá.
"arab" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "árabe" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arab ← aarb · arabb · arba · arrab · raab
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arab" for "árabe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "arab" vs "árabe" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "arab" and "árabe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arab" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "árabe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,332 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arab" and "árabe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arab vs atar". 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 #29,332 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.