arão vs are, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“arão” and “are” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,004
“arão” frequency rank: #4,038
“are” frequency rank: 34042
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	arão	are
Definition	ave marinha, airo, também chamado arau-comum, Uria aalge	unidade de medida de área equivalente a 100 metros quadrados

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set arão and are apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

arão

3 ch

are

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. arão (Singular: /ɐ.'ɾaŋ/, /ɐ.'ɾa.o/, /ɐ.'ɾaw/) and are (/ˈa.ɾe/) 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 34042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

arão is recorded at frequency rank #30,004, classified as anoun, pronounced Singular: /ɐ.'ɾaŋ/, /ɐ.'ɾa.o/, /ɐ.'ɾaw/. are is at rank #4,038, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.ɾe/.

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 34042, this pair ranks #33,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of arão vs are

Shared letters: ar. Private to "arão": oã. Private to "are": e.

"arão" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "are" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequency comparison

arão#30,004

are#4,038

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "arão" and "are" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (Singular: /ɐ.'ɾaŋ/, /ɐ.'ɾa.o/, /ɐ.'ɾaw/ versus /ˈa.ɾe/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "arão" or "are"?

"are" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,038 in our Portuguese list, against #30,004 for "arão". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering arão vs are

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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