Which to use
“derrota” is a noun and “derrotado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,830
- “derrota” frequency rank
- #8,457
- “derrotado” frequency rank
- 11287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derrota | derrotado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | destroço, desbarato de tropas; revés | que foi vencido em uma disputa; sobrepujado |
Letter map: derrota vs derrotado
Shared letters muted; letters that set derrota and derrotado apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. derrota runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against derrotado's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - derrota and derrotado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: derrota is anoun and derrotadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “derrota” sits inside “derrotado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derrota is recorded at frequency rank #2,830, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.ˈRɔ.tɐ/. derrotado is at rank #8,457, tagged as anadj.
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 11287, this pair ranks #61,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of derrota vs derrotado
Shared letters: adeort. Private to "derrota": -. Private to "derrotado": -.
"derrota" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "derrotado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "derrota" and "derrotado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "derrota" vs "derrotado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "derrota" and "derrotado".
- Full dictionary entry for "derrota" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derrotado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derrota" and "derrotado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denota vs derrota". 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 #61,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.