Which to use
“areia” is an adjective and “argila” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,988
- “areia” frequency rank
- #13,882
- “argila” frequency rank
- 16870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | areia | argila |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem cor de areia | material criado a partir do barro, usado para a confecção de utensílios e objetos de decoração |
Letter map: areia vs argila
Shared letters muted; letters that set areia and argila apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. areia runs 5 letters (VCVVV) against argila's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - areia and argila
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: areia is anadjective and argilaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
areia is recorded at frequency rank #2,988, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈɾɐj.ɐ/. argila is at rank #13,882, 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 16870, this pair ranks #54,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of areia vs argila
Shared letters: air. Private to "areia": e. Private to "argila": gl.
"areia" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV · "argila" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "areia" for "argila" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "areia" or "argila" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "areia" and "argila". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "areia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "argila" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "areia" and "argila" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "argila vs arriba". 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 #54,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.