Which to use
“are” is a noun and “av” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,038
- “are” frequency rank
- #5,821
- “av” frequency rank
- 9859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | are | av |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unidade de medida de área equivalente a 100 metros quadrados | audiovisuel ("audiovisual"): |
Letter map: are vs av
Shared letters muted; letters that set are and av apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for are / av
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: are is anoun and avanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9859, 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/. av is at rank #5,821, tagged as anabbrev.
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 9859, this pair ranks #63,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of are vs av
Shared letters: a. Private to "are": er. Private to "av": v.
"are" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "av" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "are" for "av" ever safe?
Frequency check: "are" vs "av" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "are" and "av".
- Full dictionary entry for "are" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "av" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "are" and "av" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs av". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.