Which to use
“avião” is a noun and “ávido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,262
- “avião” frequency rank
- #31,211
- “ávido” frequency rank
- 33473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avião | ávido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aparelho mais pesado que o ar empregado em navegação aérea | que quer ardentemente |
Letter map: avião vs ávido
Shared letters muted; letters that set avião and ávido apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. avião (VCVVV) and ávido (VCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - avião and ávido
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: avião is anoun and ávidoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avião is recorded at frequency rank #2,262, classified as anoun. ávido is at rank #31,211, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.vi.du/.
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 33473, this pair ranks #34,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of avião vs ávido
Shared letters: iov. Private to "avião": aã. Private to "ávido": dá.
"avião" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV · "ávido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "avião" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ávido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avião" and "ávido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alado vs ávido". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.