Which to use
“avaria” and “aveia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,865
- “avaria” frequency rank
- #20,208
- “aveia” frequency rank
- 45073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avaria | aveia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dano, estrago, prejuízo | planta da família dos poáceos, da espécie Avena sativa |
Where the eye mixes avaria and aveia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. avaria runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against aveia's 5 (VCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses avaria with aveia
A purely visual mix-up. avaria (/ɐ.vɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/) and aveia (/a.ˈvej.ja/) 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 45073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avaria is recorded at frequency rank #24,865, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.vɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/. aveia is at rank #20,208, tagged as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈvej.ja/.
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 45073, this pair ranks #20,360 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of avaria vs aveia
Shared letters: aiv. Private to "avaria": r. Private to "aveia": e.
"avaria" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "aveia" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "avaria" for "aveia" ever safe?
Frequency check: "avaria" vs "aveia" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "avaria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aveia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,360 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avaria" and "aveia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avaria vs avariado". 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 #20,360 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.