avaliar vs avaria, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“avaliar” is a verb and “avaria” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,534
“avaliar” frequency rank: #24,865
“avaria” frequency rank: 28399
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	avaliar	avaria
Definition	determinar o valor de	dano, estrago, prejuízo

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set avaliar and avaria apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

avaliar

6 ch

avaria

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: avaliar is /ɐ.vɐ.ˈljaɾ/ while avaria is /ɐ.vɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

avaliar is recorded at frequency rank #3,534, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.vɐ.ˈljaɾ/. avaria is at rank #24,865, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.vɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/.

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 28399, this pair ranks #40,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of avaliar vs avaria

Shared letters: airv. Private to "avaliar": l. Private to "avaria": -.

"avaliar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "avaria" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

avaliar ← aavliar · availar · avalair · avaliarr · avalira · avalliar · avlaiar · avvaliar
avaria ← aavria · avaira · avarai · avarria · avraia · avvaria · vaaria

Frequency comparison

avaliar#3,534

avaria#24,865

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "avaliar" and "avaria" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "avaliar" is a verb and "avaria" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "avaliar" or "avaria"?

"avaliar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,534 in our Portuguese list, against #24,865 for "avaria". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering avaliar vs avaria

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “avaliar”; for a noun, it's “avaria”.
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