Which to use
“arado” and “ávido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,977
- “arado” frequency rank
- #31,211
- “ávido” frequency rank
- 71188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arado | ávido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se do solo que foi lavrado | que quer ardentemente |
Where the eye mixes arado and ávido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between arado and ávido
A purely visual mix-up. arado (/aˈɾa.du/) and ávido (/ˈa.vi.du/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arado is recorded at frequency rank #39,977, classified as anadj, pronounced /aˈɾa.du/. ávido is at rank #31,211, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.vi.du/.
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 71188, this pair ranks #3,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arado vs ávido
Shared letters: do. Private to "arado": ar. Private to "ávido": ivá.
"arado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ávido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arado ← aardo · araddo · araod · ardao · arrado · raado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arado" and "ávido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "arado" or "ávido" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arado" and "ávido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ávido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arado" and "ávido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alado vs arado". 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 #3,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.