Which to use
“ado” is a noun and “arado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,628
- “ado” frequency rank
- #39,977
- “arado” frequency rank
- 71605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ado | arado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a fazer | diz-se do solo que foi lavrado |
Letter map: ado vs arado
Shared letters muted; letters that set ado and arado apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for ado / arado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ado is anoun and aradoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ado” sits inside “arado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ado is recorded at frequency rank #31,628, classified as anoun. 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 71605, this pair ranks #3,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ado vs arado
Shared letters: ado. Private to "ado": -. Private to "arado": r.
"ado" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "arado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arado ← aardo · araddo · araod · ardao · arrado · raado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ado" and "arado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ado" or "arado"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ado" and "arado".
- Full dictionary entry for "ado" 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 #3,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ado" 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 #3,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.