Which to use
“cunhado” and “curvado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,596
- “cunhado” frequency rank
- #46,248
- “curvado” frequency rank
- 54844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cunhado | curvado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | produzido por cunha | que se curvou; curvo; arqueado, envergado |
Where the eye mixes cunhado and curvado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cunhado and curvado
A purely visual mix-up. cunhado (/ku.ˈɲa.du/) and curvado (/kuɾ.ˈva.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 54844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cunhado is recorded at frequency rank #8,596, classified as anadj, pronounced /ku.ˈɲa.du/. curvado is at rank #46,248, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kuɾ.ˈva.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 54844, this pair ranks #10,995 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cunhado vs curvado
Shared letters: acdou. Private to "cunhado": hn. Private to "curvado": rv.
"cunhado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "curvado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cunhado" and "curvado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cunhado" or "curvado"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cunhado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "curvado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,995 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cunhado" and "curvado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "curvado vs curvo". 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 #10,995 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.