Which to use
“dedicado” and “deitado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,321
- “dedicado” frequency rank
- #8,746
- “deitado” frequency rank
- 12067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dedicado | deitado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | devotado; que se dedica | estendido horizontalmente |
Where the eye mixes dedicado and deitado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dedicado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against deitado's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dedicado with deitado
A purely visual mix-up. dedicado (/dɨ.di.ˈka.du/) and deitado (/dɐj.ˈta.du/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dedicado is recorded at frequency rank #3,321, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɨ.di.ˈka.du/. deitado is at rank #8,746, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɐj.ˈta.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 12067, this pair ranks #60,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dedicado vs deitado
Shared letters: adeio. Private to "dedicado": c. Private to "deitado": t.
"dedicado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "deitado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dedicado" for "deitado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dedicado" vs "deitado" - which ranks higher?
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 "dedicado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deitado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dedicado" and "deitado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deitado vs dentada". 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 #60,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.