Which to use
“adjunto” and “adulto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,821
- “adjunto” frequency rank
- #3,656
- “adulto” frequency rank
- 14477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adjunto | adulto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | junto a | diz-se do ser vivo que atingiu a maturidade do desenvolvimento fisiológico, intelectual e/ou emocional (no caso do ser humano, em torno dos vinte anos de idade) |
Where the eye mixes adjunto and adulto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adjunto runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against adulto's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses adjunto with adulto
A purely visual mix-up. adjunto (/ɐ.dˈʒũ.tu/) and adulto (/a.ˈduw.tu/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adjunto is recorded at frequency rank #10,821, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.dˈʒũ.tu/. adulto is at rank #3,656, tagged as anadj, pronounced /a.ˈduw.tu/ ouvir ^(fonte ?).
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 14477, this pair ranks #57,587 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adjunto vs adulto
Shared letters: adotu. Private to "adjunto": jn. Private to "adulto": l.
"adjunto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "adulto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adjunto" for "adulto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "adjunto" or "adulto"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adjunto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adulto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,587 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adjunto" and "adulto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adulto vs avulso". 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 #57,587 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.