Which to use
“ávido” and “azedo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,211
- “ávido” frequency rank
- #24,532
- “azedo” frequency rank
- 55743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ávido | azedo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que quer ardentemente | que tem um sabor ácido, que lembra o vinagre, limão, etc |
Letter map: ávido vs azedo
Shared letters muted; letters that set ávido and azedo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on ávido vs azedo
ávido and azedo 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55743, 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/. azedo is at rank #24,532, 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 55743, this pair ranks #10,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ávido vs azedo
Shared letters: do. Private to "ávido": ivá. Private to "azedo": aez.
"ávido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "azedo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- azedo ← aezdo · azdeo · azeddo · azeod · azzedo · zaedo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ávido" and "azedo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ávido" or "azedo"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "ávido" and "azedo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ávido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "azedo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ávido" and "azedo" 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 #10,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.