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Quick answer
Analisar examines. Avaliar judges value or quality.
A reliable test is to identify the job of the word before translating from English.
What each word does
analisar
to analyze
Use analisar for examining parts, causes, data, arguments, or structure.
avaliar
to evaluate
Use avaliar for judging value, quality, performance, risk, or suitability.
How to choose
- analisar: Choose analisar if the sentence points to examining parts, causes, data, arguments, or structure.
- avaliar: Choose avaliar if the sentence points to judging value, quality, performance, risk, or suitability.
Examples
Vamos analisar os dados.
We are going to analyze the data.
O professor avaliou a redacao.
The teacher evaluated the essay.
Common trap
You can analyze before evaluating, but avaliar includes a judgment.
Practice it in context
Pick one sentence from your real life and write it twice: once with analisar, then once with avaliar. If both versions feel possible, name the meaning shift.
Turn this distinction into automatic recall
Falando teaches Brazilian Portuguese through grammar, vocabulary, audio, examples, and spaced review, so confusing pairs stop feeling like guesses.