Which to use
“adult” and “azul” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,678
- “adult” frequency rank
- #1,136
- “azul” frequency rank
- 34814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adult | azul |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | adulto | da cor do céu, do oceano |
Letter map: adult vs azul
Shared letters muted; letters that set adult and azul apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. adult runs 5 letters (VCVCC) against azul's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - adult / azul
adult and azul 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adult is recorded at frequency rank #33,678, classified as anadj. azul is at rank #1,136, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈzuɫ/.
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 34814, this pair ranks #32,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adult vs azul
Shared letters: alu. Private to "adult": dt. Private to "azul": z.
"adult" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "azul" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adult" for "azul" ever safe?
Which is more common, "adult" or "azul"?
What to do next
Pair "adult" vs "azul" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "adult" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "azul" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adult" and "azul" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adubo vs adult". 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 #32,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.