Which to use
“confia” is a verb and “confiado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,927
- “confia” frequency rank
- #24,578
- “confiado” frequency rank
- 30505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confia | confiado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo confiar | que tem confiança |
Letter map: confia vs confiado
Shared letters muted; letters that set confia and confiado apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. confia runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against confiado's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - confia and confiado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: confia is averb and confiadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “confia” sits inside “confiado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confia is recorded at frequency rank #5,927, classified as averb. confiado is at rank #24,578, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kõ.ˈfja.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 30505, this pair ranks #37,825 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of confia vs confiado
Shared letters: acfino. Private to "confia": -. Private to "confiado": d.
"confia" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "confiado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "confia" and "confiado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "confia" or "confiado"?
Useful next steps
Pair "confia" vs "confiado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "confia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confiado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,825 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confia" and "confiado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs confia". 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 #37,825 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.