Which to use
“arão” and “arrow” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,004
- “arão” frequency rank
- #17,971
- “arrow” frequency rank
- 47975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arão | arrow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ave marinha, airo, também chamado arau-comum, Uria aalge | flecha |
Where the eye mixes arão and arrow
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses arão with arrow
A purely visual mix-up. arão (Singular: /ɐ.'ɾaŋ/, /ɐ.'ɾa.o/, /ɐ.'ɾaw/) and arrow (/ˈaɹ.əʊ/) 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 47975, 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/. arrow is at rank #17,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɹ.əʊ/.
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 47975, this pair ranks #17,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arão vs arrow
Shared letters: aor. Private to "arão": ã. Private to "arrow": w.
"arão" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "arrow" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arrow ← arorw · arow · arroww · arrwo · rarow
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arão" for "arrow" ever safe?
Which is more common, "arão" or "arrow"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "arão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrow" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arão" and "arrow" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arão 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 #17,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.