Which to use
“arado” and “árido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,977
- “arado” frequency rank
- #25,518
- “árido” frequency rank
- 65495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arado | árido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se do solo que foi lavrado | sem umidade |
Where the eye mixes arado and árido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. arado and árido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: arado vs árido
A purely visual mix-up. arado (/aˈɾa.du/) and árido (/ˈa.ɾi.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arado is recorded at frequency rank #39,977, classified as anadj, pronounced /aˈɾa.du/. árido is at rank #25,518, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈa.ɾi.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 65495, this pair ranks #5,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arado vs árido
Shared letters: dor. Private to "arado": a. Private to "árido": iá.
"arado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "árido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arado ← aardo · araddo · araod · ardao · arrado · raado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arado" and "árido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "arado" vs "árido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "arado" and "árido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "árido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arado" and "árido" 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 #5,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.