Which to use
“are” and “aura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,038
- “are” frequency rank
- #13,887
- “aura” frequency rank
- 17925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | are | aura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unidade de medida de área equivalente a 100 metros quadrados | vento brando e suave; aragem |
Where the eye mixes are and aura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses are with aura
A purely visual mix-up. are (/ˈa.ɾe/) and aura (/ˈaw.ɾɐ/) 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 17925, 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/. aura is at rank #13,887, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaw.ɾɐ/.
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 17925, this pair ranks #53,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of are vs aura
Shared letters: ar. Private to "are": e. Private to "aura": u.
"are" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "aura" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aura ← arua · auar · aurra · uara
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "are" and "aura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "are" vs "aura" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "are" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "are" and "aura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "audaz vs aura". 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 #53,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.