Which to use
“arroba” and “Aruba” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,189
- “arroba” frequency rank
- #33,271
- “Aruba” frequency rank
- 70460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arroba | Aruba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unidade de massa da antiguidade que equivale a, aproximadamente, 14,68 kg; atualmente atribui-se a um arroba o valor de 15 kg | Aruba |
Letter map: arroba vs Aruba
Shared letters muted; letters that set arroba and Aruba apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. arroba runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against Aruba's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - arroba / Aruba
arroba and Aruba are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arroba is recorded at frequency rank #37,189, classified as anoun. Aruba is at rank #33,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aˈruːbaː/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 70460, this pair ranks #3,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arroba vs Aruba
Shared letters: abr. Private to "arroba": o. Private to "Aruba": u.
"arroba" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "Aruba" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arroba" for "Aruba" ever safe?
Frequency check: "arroba" vs "Aruba" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "arroba" and "Aruba".
- Full dictionary entry for "arroba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Aruba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arroba" and "Aruba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arroba vs arrotar". 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 #3,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.