# asilo vs ávido

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### asilo
*noun · IPA /a.ˈzi.lu/ · frequency rank #9,000*
local onde escondiam-se criminosos

### ávido
*adjective · IPA /ˈa.vi.du/ · frequency rank #31,211*
que quer ardentemente

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/asilo-vs-avido