Which to use
“adotado” and “afogado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,492
- “adotado” frequency rank
- #22,856
- “afogado” frequency rank
- 30348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adotado | afogado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quem foi legalmente acolhido como filho; que foi alvo de adoção | que se afogou |
Letter map: adotado vs afogado
Shared letters muted; letters that set adotado and afogado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on adotado vs afogado
adotado and afogado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30348, 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/. afogado is at rank #22,856, tagged as anadj.
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 30348, this pair ranks #38,033 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adotado vs afogado
Shared letters: ado. Private to "adotado": t. Private to "afogado": fg.
"adotado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "afogado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adotado" for "afogado" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "adotado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afogado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,033 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adotado" and "afogado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afinado vs afogado". 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 #38,033 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.