Which to use
“are” and “ares” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,038
- “are” frequency rank
- #10,309
- “ares” frequency rank
- 14347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | are | ares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unidade de medida de área equivalente a 100 metros quadrados | atmosfera, ar |
Letter map: are vs ares
Shared letters muted; letters that set are and ares apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on are vs ares
are and ares 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 1 extra letter(s) - “are” sits inside “ares”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
are is recorded at frequency rank #4,038, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.ɾe/. ares is at rank #10,309, 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 14347, this pair ranks #57,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of are vs ares
Shared letters: aer. Private to "are": -. Private to "ares": s.
"are" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ares" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ares ← aers · aress · arres · arse · raes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "are" and "ares" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "are" or "ares"?
Useful next steps
Pair "are" vs "ares" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "are" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "are" and "ares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ares". 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 #57,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.