Which to use
“curvado” and “curvo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,248
- “curvado” frequency rank
- #37,736
- “curvo” frequency rank
- 83984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | curvado | curvo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se curvou; curvo; arqueado, envergado | em forma de arco |
Where the eye mixes curvado and curvo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. curvado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against curvo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses curvado with curvo
A purely visual mix-up. curvado (/kuɾ.ˈva.du/) and curvo (/ˈkuɾ.vu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
curvado is recorded at frequency rank #46,248, classified as anadj, pronounced /kuɾ.ˈva.du/. curvo is at rank #37,736, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkuɾ.vu/.
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 83984, this pair ranks #856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of curvado vs curvo
Shared letters: coruv. Private to "curvado": ad. Private to "curvo": -.
"curvado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "curvo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "curvado" for "curvo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "curvado" vs "curvo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "curvado" and "curvo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "curvado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "curvo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "curvado" and "curvo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "curvado vs curvar". 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 #856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.