Which to use
“declarado” and “descarado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,285
- “declarado” frequency rank
- #40,512
- “descarado” frequency rank
- 46797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | declarado | descarado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | patenteado | que não tem vergonha |
Where the eye mixes declarado and descarado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between declarado and descarado
A purely visual mix-up. declarado (/dɨ.klɐ.ˈɾa.du/) and descarado (/dɨʃ.kɐ.ˈɾa.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 46797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
declarado is recorded at frequency rank #6,285, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɨ.klɐ.ˈɾa.du/. descarado is at rank #40,512, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɨʃ.kɐ.ˈɾa.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 46797, this pair ranks #18,509 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of declarado vs descarado
Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "declarado": l. Private to "descarado": s.
"declarado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "descarado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "declarado" and "descarado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "declarado" or "descarado" show up more?
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 "declarado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descarado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,509 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "declarado" and "descarado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descarado vs desmaiado". 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 #18,509 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.