Which to use
“adulto” is an adjective and “amuleto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,656
- “adulto” frequency rank
- #24,839
- “amuleto” frequency rank
- 28495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adulto | amuleto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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) | objeto que se usa por superstição, atribuindo-lhe virtude de afastar malefícios |
Where the eye mixes adulto and amuleto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adulto runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against amuleto's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: adulto vs amuleto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: adulto is /a.ˈduw.tu/ ouvir ^(fonte ?) while amuleto is /ɐ.mu.ˈle.tu/. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adulto is recorded at frequency rank #3,656, classified as anadj, pronounced /a.ˈduw.tu/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). amuleto is at rank #24,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.mu.ˈle.tu/.
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 28495, this pair ranks #40,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adulto vs amuleto
Shared letters: alotu. Private to "adulto": d. Private to "amuleto": em.
"adulto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "amuleto" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adulto" and "amuleto" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "adulto" or "amuleto"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adulto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amuleto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adulto" and "amuleto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amuleto vs azulejo". 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 #40,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.