Which to use
“distraído” is an adjective and “distrito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,837
- “distraído” frequency rank
- #1,774
- “distrito” frequency rank
- 20611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distraído | distrito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que sofreu distração | divisão administrativa de um território |
Where the eye mixes distraído and distrito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. distraído runs 9 letters (CVCCCVVCV) against distrito's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between distraído and distrito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: distraído is /diʃ.tɾɐ.ˈi.du/ while distrito is /dɨʃ.ˈtɾi.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distraído is recorded at frequency rank #18,837, classified as anadj, pronounced /diʃ.tɾɐ.ˈi.du/. distrito is at rank #1,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈtɾi.tu/.
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 20611, this pair ranks #49,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of distraído vs distrito
Shared letters: diorst. Private to "distraído": aí. Private to "distrito": -.
"distraído" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV · "distrito" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- distrito ← ddistrito · disrtito · disstrito · distirto · distriot · distritto · distrrito · distrtio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "distraído" for "distrito" ever safe?
Frequency check: "distraído" vs "distrito" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "distraído" and "distrito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "distraído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "distrito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distraído" and "distrito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distração vs distraído". 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 #49,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.