Which to use
“derrotado” is an adjective and “derrotar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,457
- “derrotado” frequency rank
- #7,137
- “derrotar” frequency rank
- 15594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derrotado | derrotar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que foi vencido em uma disputa; sobrepujado | vencer os adversários numa competição |
Letter map: derrotado vs derrotar
Shared letters muted; letters that set derrotado and derrotar apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. derrotado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against derrotar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - derrotado and derrotar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: derrotado is anadjective and derrotaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derrotado is recorded at frequency rank #8,457, classified as anadj. derrotar is at rank #7,137, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨ.Ru.ˈtaɾ/.
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 15594, this pair ranks #56,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of derrotado vs derrotar
Shared letters: adeort. Private to "derrotado": -. Private to "derrotar": -.
"derrotado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "derrotar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "derrotado" for "derrotar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "derrotado" vs "derrotar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "derrotado" vs "derrotar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "derrotado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derrotar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derrotado" and "derrotar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "defrontar vs derrotar". 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 #56,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.