Which to use
“dobrada” and “dourado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,456
- “dobrada” frequency rank
- #6,055
- “dourado” frequency rank
- 33511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dobrada | dourado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de dobrado | da cor do ouro |
Where the eye mixes dobrada and dourado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dobrada (CVCCVCV) and dourado (CVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dobrada vs dourado
A purely visual mix-up. dobrada (/du.ˈbɾa.dɐ/) and dourado (/dow.ˈɾa.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 33511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dobrada is recorded at frequency rank #27,456, classified as anadj, pronounced /du.ˈbɾa.dɐ/. dourado is at rank #6,055, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dow.ˈɾa.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 33511, this pair ranks #33,991 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dobrada vs dourado
Shared letters: ador. Private to "dobrada": b. Private to "dourado": u.
"dobrada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "dourado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dobrada" and "dourado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dobrada" or "dourado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dobrada" and "dourado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dobrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dourado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,991 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dobrada" and "dourado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dobrada vs dobrado". 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 #33,991 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.