Which to use
“desejada” and “desejadas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,992
- “desejada” frequency rank
- #35,098
- “desejadas” frequency rank
- 52090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desejada | desejadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de desejado | feminino plural de desejado |
Where the eye mixes desejada and desejadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. desejada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against desejadas's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between desejada and desejadas
A purely visual mix-up. desejada (/de.zeˈʒa.dɐ/) and desejadas (/de.zeˈʒa.dɐs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “desejada” sits inside “desejadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desejada is recorded at frequency rank #16,992, classified as anadj, pronounced /de.zeˈʒa.dɐ/. desejadas is at rank #35,098, tagged as anadj, pronounced /de.zeˈʒa.dɐs/.
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 52090, this pair ranks #13,040 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desejada vs desejadas
Shared letters: adejs. Private to "desejada": -. Private to "desejadas": -.
"desejada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "desejadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desejada" for "desejadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "desejada" vs "desejadas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "desejada" and "desejadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desejada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desejadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,040 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desejada" and "desejadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desejadas vs despejada". 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 #13,040 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.