dadovsdatadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“dado” and “datado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,067
“dado” frequency rank
#20,262
“datado” frequency rank
21329
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dado datado
Definition que foi entregado que se sabe pertencer ou carregar registro de um momento ou data específica

Letter map: dado vs datado

Shared letters muted; letters that set dado and datado apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

4 ch
dado
6 ch
datado

Pair insight - dado / datado

dado and datado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dado is recorded at frequency rank #1,067, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈda.dʊ/. datado is at rank #20,262, tagged as anadj.

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 21329, this pair ranks #48,981 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dado vs datado

Shared letters: ado. Private to "dado": -. Private to "datado": t.

"dado" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "datado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dadoaddo · daddo · daod · ddado · ddao
  • datadoadtado · daatdo · dataddo · dataod · datdao · dattado · ddatado · dtaado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dado" and "datado" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "dado" vs "datado" - which ranks higher?
"dado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,067 in our Portuguese list, against #20,262 for "datado". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pair "dado" vs "datado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "datado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,981 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dado" and "datado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dado vs dat". 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 #48,981 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list