Which to use
“deposto” is an adjective and “dezoito” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,306
- “deposto” frequency rank
- #10,694
- “dezoito” frequency rank
- 29000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deposto | dezoito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que foi alvo de deposição (abdicação, renúncia, demissão) | número equivalente a dezessete mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha dezoito elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 18 (algarismos arábicos) ou XVIII (algarismos romanos) |
Letter map: deposto vs dezoito
Shared letters muted; letters that set deposto and dezoito apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. deposto (CVCVCCV) and dezoito (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: deposto vs dezoito
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deposto is anadjective and dezoitoanum. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deposto is recorded at frequency rank #18,306, classified as anadj. dezoito is at rank #10,694, tagged as anum, pronounced /dɨ.ˈzɔj.tu/.
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 29000, this pair ranks #39,734 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deposto vs dezoito
Shared letters: deot. Private to "deposto": ps. Private to "dezoito": iz.
"deposto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "dezoito" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deposto" and "dezoito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "deposto" or "dezoito" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "deposto" and "dezoito".
- Full dictionary entry for "deposto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dezoito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,734 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deposto" and "dezoito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deposto vs desgosto". 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 #39,734 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.