Which to use
“demasia” is a noun and “demasiado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,224
- “demasia” frequency rank
- #3,975
- “demasiado” frequency rank
- 38199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demasia | demasiado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | algo que é demais; excesso; grande quantidade | que passa dos justos limites |
Where the eye mixes demasia and demasiado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. demasia runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against demasiado's 9 (CVCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses demasia with demasiado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demasia is /dɨ.mɐ.ˈzi.ɐ/ while demasiado is /dɨ.mɐ.ˈzja.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “demasia” sits inside “demasiado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demasia is recorded at frequency rank #34,224, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.mɐ.ˈzi.ɐ/. demasiado is at rank #3,975, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɨ.mɐ.ˈzja.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 38199, this pair ranks #28,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demasia vs demasiado
Shared letters: adeims. Private to "demasia": -. Private to "demasiado": o.
"demasia" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "demasiado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demasia" and "demasiado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "demasia" vs "demasiado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "demasia" and "demasiado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demasia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demasiado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demasia" and "demasiado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demasia vs devassa". 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 #28,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.