Which to use
“derivação” is a noun and “derivado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,093
- “derivação” frequency rank
- #8,037
- “derivado” frequency rank
- 43130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derivação | derivado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ato de derivar | originado |
Where the eye mixes derivação and derivado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. derivação runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against derivado's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: derivação vs derivado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: derivação is /dɨ.ɾi.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while derivado is /dɨ.ɾi.ˈva.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derivação is recorded at frequency rank #35,093, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.ɾi.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. derivado is at rank #8,037, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɨ.ɾi.ˈva.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 43130, this pair ranks #22,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of derivação vs derivado
Shared letters: adeiorv. Private to "derivação": ãç. Private to "derivado": -.
"derivação" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "derivado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- derivado ← dderivado · deirvado · deriavdo · derivaddo · derivaod · derivdao · derivvado · derrivado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "derivação" and "derivado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "derivação" or "derivado"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "derivação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derivado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derivação" and "derivado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "derivação vs derivada". 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 #22,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.