Which to use
“arado” is an adjective and “atraso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,977
- “arado” frequency rank
- #4,206
- “atraso” frequency rank
- 44183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arado | atraso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se do solo que foi lavrado | ato ou efeito de atrasar(-se) |
Where the eye mixes arado and atraso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. arado runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against atraso's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: arado vs atraso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arado is /aˈɾa.du/ while atraso is /ɐ.ˈtɾa.zu/. 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 44183, 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/. atraso is at rank #4,206, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtɾa.zu/.
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 44183, this pair ranks #21,355 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arado vs atraso
Shared letters: aor. Private to "arado": d. Private to "atraso": st.
"arado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "atraso" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arado" for "atraso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "arado" or "atraso"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arado" and "atraso" 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 "atraso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,355 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arado" and "atraso" 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 #21,355 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.