Which to use
“arrepio” and “aurélio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,501
- “arrepio” frequency rank
- #9,623
- “aurélio” frequency rank
- 30124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrepio | aurélio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tremor passageiro causado por frio ou medo | o mesmo que dicionário |
Where the eye mixes arrepio and aurélio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: arrepio vs aurélio
A purely visual mix-up. arrepio (/ɐ.Rɨ.ˈpi.u/) and aurélio (/awˈɾɛ.li.u/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.lɪ.u]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrepio is recorded at frequency rank #20,501, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.Rɨ.ˈpi.u/. aurélio is at rank #9,623, tagged as anoun, pronounced /awˈɾɛ.li.u/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.lɪ.u].
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 30124, this pair ranks #38,326 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrepio vs aurélio
Shared letters: aior. Private to "arrepio": ep. Private to "aurélio": lué.
"arrepio" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "aurélio" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arrepio ← arepio · arerpio · arreipo · arrepoi · arreppio · arrpeio · rarepio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrepio" and "aurélio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "arrepio" or "aurélio" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "arrepio" and "aurélio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrepio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aurélio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,326 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrepio" and "aurélio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrepiado vs arrepio". 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 #38,326 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.