Which to use
“ácido” and “agudo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,441
- “ácido” frequency rank
- #17,686
- “agudo” frequency rank
- 22127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ácido | agudo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que possui um sabor azedo, picante, acre, como o do vinagre | afiado, aguçado |
Where the eye mixes ácido and agudo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ácido with agudo
A purely visual mix-up. ácido (/ˈa.si.du/) and agudo (/ɜˈgudu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ácido is recorded at frequency rank #4,441, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.si.du/. agudo is at rank #17,686, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɜˈgudu/.
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 22127, this pair ranks #47,990 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ácido vs agudo
Shared letters: do. Private to "ácido": ciá. Private to "agudo": agu.
"ácido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "agudo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agudo ← agduo · aggudo · aguddo · aguod · augdo · gaudo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ácido" and "agudo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ácido" vs "agudo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ácido" and "agudo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ácido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agudo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,990 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ácido" and "agudo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agudo vs alado". 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 #47,990 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.