Which to use
“atado” and “ávido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,645
- “atado” frequency rank
- #31,211
- “ávido” frequency rank
- 68856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atado | ávido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | preso com uma corda ou atacador | que quer ardentemente |
Letter map: atado vs ávido
Shared letters muted; letters that set atado and ávido apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. atado and ávido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on atado vs ávido
atado and ávido 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atado is recorded at frequency rank #37,645, classified as anadj. 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 68856, this pair ranks #4,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atado vs ávido
Shared letters: do. Private to "atado": at. Private to "ávido": ivá.
"atado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ávido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- atado ← aatdo · ataddo · ataod · atdao · attado · taado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atado" for "ávido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "atado" vs "ávido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "atado" and "ávido". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "atado" 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 #4,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atado" and "ávido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atado vs atar". 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 #4,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.