Which to use
“aval” and “avril” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,685
- “aval” frequency rank
- #20,209
- “avril” frequency rank
- 36894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aval | avril |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | garantia de pagamento de um determinado título de crédito | abril |
Where the eye mixes aval and avril
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aval vs avril
A purely visual mix-up. aval (/ɐ.ˈvaɫ/) and avril (/avʁil/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aval is recorded at frequency rank #16,685, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈvaɫ/. avril is at rank #20,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced /avʁil/.
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 36894, this pair ranks #29,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aval vs avril
Shared letters: alv. Private to "aval": -. Private to "avril": ir.
"aval" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "avril" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aval" for "avril" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aval" or "avril"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aval" and "avril" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aval" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avril" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aval" and "avril" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs aval". 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 #29,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.