Which to use
“adido” and “alado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,220
- “adido” frequency rank
- #47,708
- “alado” frequency rank
- 78928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adido | alado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que foi acrescentado | que tem asas |
Where the eye mixes adido and alado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: adido vs alado
A purely visual mix-up. adido (/ɐˈʤi.dʊ/) and alado (/a.ˈla.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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adido is recorded at frequency rank #31,220, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐˈʤi.dʊ/. alado is at rank #47,708, tagged as anadj, pronounced /a.ˈla.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 78928, this pair ranks #1,575 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adido vs alado
Shared letters: ado. Private to "adido": i. Private to "alado": l.
"adido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adido" and "alado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adido" or "alado"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,575 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adido" and "alado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alado vs álamo". 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 #1,575 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.