Which to use
“desejadas” and “desejados” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,098
- “desejadas” frequency rank
- #40,514
- “desejados” frequency rank
- 75612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desejadas | desejados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino plural de desejado | plural de desejado |
Where the eye mixes desejadas and desejados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between desejadas and desejados
A purely visual mix-up. desejadas (/de.zeˈʒa.dɐs/) and desejados (/de.zeˈʒa.dʊs/) 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 a single letter - a in “desejadas” becomes o in “desejados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desejadas is recorded at frequency rank #35,098, classified as anadj, pronounced /de.zeˈʒa.dɐs/. desejados is at rank #40,514, tagged as anadj, pronounced /de.zeˈʒa.dʊs/.
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 75612, this pair ranks #2,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desejadas vs desejados
Shared letters: adejs. Private to "desejadas": -. Private to "desejados": o.
"desejadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "desejados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "desejadas" and "desejados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "desejadas" vs "desejados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "desejadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desejados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desejadas" and "desejados" 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 #2,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.