Which to use
“acidente” and “acidentes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,301
- “acidente” frequency rank
- #4,442
- “acidentes” frequency rank
- 5743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acidente | acidentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualidade não essencial de uma coisa | plural de acidente |
Where the eye mixes acidente and acidentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. acidente runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCV) against acidentes's 9 (VCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acidente vs acidentes
A purely visual mix-up. acidente (/ɐ.si.ˈdẽ.tɨ/) and acidentes ([a.si.ˈdẽ(ŋ).tes]) 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 extra letter(s) - “acidente” sits inside “acidentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acidente is recorded at frequency rank #1,301, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.si.ˈdẽ.tɨ/. acidentes is at rank #4,442, tagged as anoun, pronounced [a.si.ˈdẽ(ŋ).tes].
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 5743, this pair ranks #68,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acidente vs acidentes
Shared letters: acdeint. Private to "acidente": -. Private to "acidentes": s.
"acidente" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "acidentes" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acidente" and "acidentes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acidente" or "acidentes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acidente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acidentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acidente" and "acidentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acidente vs ardente". 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 #68,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.