Which to use
“descarado” and “destacado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,512
- “descarado” frequency rank
- #10,170
- “destacado” frequency rank
- 50682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descarado | destacado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não tem vergonha | que se destacou |
Where the eye mixes descarado and destacado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses descarado with destacado
A purely visual mix-up. descarado (/dɨʃ.kɐ.ˈɾa.du/) and destacado (/dɨʃ.tɐ.ˈka.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descarado is recorded at frequency rank #40,512, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɨʃ.kɐ.ˈɾa.du/. destacado is at rank #10,170, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɨʃ.tɐ.ˈka.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 50682, this pair ranks #14,272 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of descarado vs destacado
Shared letters: acdeos. Private to "descarado": r. Private to "destacado": t.
"descarado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "destacado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "descarado" and "destacado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "descarado" or "destacado"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "descarado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destacado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,272 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descarado" and "destacado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descarado vs desmaiado". 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 #14,272 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.