Which to use
“ácido” and “arado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,441
- “ácido” frequency rank
- #39,977
- “arado” frequency rank
- 44418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ácido | arado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que possui um sabor azedo, picante, acre, como o do vinagre | diz-se do solo que foi lavrado |
Where the eye mixes ácido and arado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ácido and arado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ácido with arado
A purely visual mix-up. ácido (/ˈa.si.du/) and arado (/aˈɾa.du/) 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 44418, 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/. arado is at rank #39,977, tagged as anadj, pronounced /aˈɾa.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 44418, this pair ranks #21,071 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ácido vs arado
Shared letters: do. Private to "ácido": ciá. Private to "arado": ar.
"ácido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "arado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arado ← aardo · araddo · araod · ardao · arrado · raado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ácido" and "arado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ácido" or "arado" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ácido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,071 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ácido" and "arado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alado vs arado". 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 #21,071 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.