avaliadovsavariadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“avaliado” and “avariado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,075
“avaliado” frequency rank
#46,184
“avariado” frequency rank
60259
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature avaliado avariado
Definition que foi objeto de ou sujeito a avaliação danificado ou estragado

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set avaliado and avariado apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
avaliado
8 ch
avariado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

avaliado and avariado 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 a single letter - l in “avaliado” becomes r in “avariado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

avaliado is recorded at frequency rank #14,075, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.vɐ.ˈlja.du/. avariado is at rank #46,184, tagged as anadj.

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 60259, this pair ranks #7,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of avaliado vs avariado

Shared letters: adiov. Private to "avaliado": l. Private to "avariado": r.

"avaliado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCV  ·  "avariado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • avaliadoaavliado · availado · avalaido · avaliaddo · avaliaod · avalidao · avalliado · avlaiado
  • avariadoaavriado · avairado · avaraido · avariaddo · avariaod · avaridao · avarriado · avraiado

Frequency comparison

avaliado#14,075
avariado#46,184

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "avaliado" and "avariado" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by a single letter - l in “avaliado” becomes r in “avariado”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "avaliado" or "avariado"?
"avaliado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,075 in our Portuguese list, against #46,184 for "avariado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering avaliado vs avariado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “avaliado” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list