Which to use
“adido” and “ativo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,220
- “adido” frequency rank
- #3,881
- “ativo” frequency rank
- 35101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adido | ativo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que foi acrescentado | diligente, expedito |
Where the eye mixes adido and ativo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. adido and ativo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between adido and ativo
A purely visual mix-up. adido (/ɐˈʤi.dʊ/) and ativo (/a.ˈʧi.vu/) 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 35101, 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/. ativo is at rank #3,881, tagged as anadj, pronounced /a.ˈʧi.vu/.
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 35101, this pair ranks #32,003 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adido vs ativo
Shared letters: aio. Private to "adido": d. Private to "ativo": tv.
"adido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ativo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adido" and "ativo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "adido" vs "ativo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "adido" and "ativo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ativo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,003 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adido" and "ativo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adido 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 #32,003 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.