# aval vs avant

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### aval
*noun · IPA /ɐ.ˈvaɫ/ · frequency rank #16,685*
garantia de pagamento de um determinado título de crédito

### avant
*adverb · IPA /a.'vɑ̃/ · frequency rank #26,974*
antes

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