Which to use
“adotado” is an adjective and “adotar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,492
- “adotado” frequency rank
- #6,258
- “adotar” frequency rank
- 13750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adotado | adotar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quem foi legalmente acolhido como filho; que foi alvo de adoção | assumir para si a responsabilidade jurídica de criar (criança ou adolescente): |
Where the eye mixes adotado and adotar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adotado runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against adotar's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: adotado vs adotar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: adotado is /ɐ.dɔ.ˈta.du/ while adotar is /ɐ.dɔ.ˈtaɾ/, /ɐ.dɔ.ˈta/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adotado is recorded at frequency rank #7,492, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.dɔ.ˈta.du/. adotar is at rank #6,258, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.dɔ.ˈtaɾ/, /ɐ.dɔ.ˈta/.
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 13750, this pair ranks #58,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adotado vs adotar
Shared letters: adot. Private to "adotado": -. Private to "adotar": r.
"adotado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "adotar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adotado" and "adotar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "adotado" vs "adotar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adotado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adotar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adotado" and "adotar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adotar vs arrotar". 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 #58,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.