Which to use
“ávido” and “avisado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,211
- “ávido” frequency rank
- #13,225
- “avisado” frequency rank
- 44436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ávido | avisado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que quer ardentemente | prudente |
Where the eye mixes ávido and avisado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ávido runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against avisado's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ávido and avisado
A purely visual mix-up. ávido (/ˈa.vi.du/) and avisado (/ɐ.vi.ˈza.du/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ávido is recorded at frequency rank #31,211, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.vi.du/. avisado is at rank #13,225, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.vi.ˈza.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 44436, this pair ranks #21,053 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ávido vs avisado
Shared letters: diov. Private to "ávido": á. Private to "avisado": as.
"ávido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "avisado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- avisado ← aivsado · aviasdo · avisaddo · avisaod · avisdao · avissado · avsiado · avvisado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ávido" for "avisado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ávido" vs "avisado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ávido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avisado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,053 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ávido" and "avisado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alado vs ávido". 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 #21,053 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.