Which to use
“consumado” is an adjective and “consumo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,944
- “consumado” frequency rank
- #2,134
- “consumo” frequency rank
- 28078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consumado | consumo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se consumou; acabado, terminado; realizado | a ação de consumir |
Letter map: consumado vs consumo
Shared letters muted; letters that set consumado and consumo apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. consumado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against consumo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - consumado and consumo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: consumado is anadjective and consumoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consumado is recorded at frequency rank #25,944, classified as anadj, pronounced /kõ.su.ˈma.du/. consumo is at rank #2,134, tagged as anoun.
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 28078, this pair ranks #40,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consumado vs consumo
Shared letters: cmnosu. Private to "consumado": ad. Private to "consumo": -.
"consumado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "consumo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consumado" and "consumo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "consumado" or "consumo" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "consumado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consumo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consumado" and "consumo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consumado vs consumar". 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 #40,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.