Which to use
“árido” and “ávido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,518
- “árido” frequency rank
- #31,211
- “ávido” frequency rank
- 56729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | árido | ávido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sem umidade | que quer ardentemente |
Where the eye mixes árido and ávido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. árido and ávido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: árido vs ávido
A purely visual mix-up. árido (/ˈa.ɾi.du/) and ávido (/ˈa.vi.du/) 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 a single letter - r in “árido” becomes v in “ávido”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
árido is recorded at frequency rank #25,518, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.ɾi.du/. ávido is at rank #31,211, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.vi.du/.
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 56729, this pair ranks #9,783 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of árido vs ávido
Shared letters: dioá. Private to "árido": r. Private to "ávido": v.
"árido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ávido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "árido" for "ávido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "árido" or "ávido"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "árido" and "ávido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "árido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ávido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,783 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "árido" and "ávido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alado vs ávido". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,783 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.