Which to use
“dobrado” and “dotado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,576
- “dobrado” frequency rank
- #15,315
- “dotado” frequency rank
- 35891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dobrado | dotado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | duplicado | prendado |
Where the eye mixes dobrado and dotado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dobrado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against dotado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dobrado with dotado
A purely visual mix-up. dobrado (/du.ˈbɾa.du/) and dotado (/du.ˈta.du/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dobrado is recorded at frequency rank #20,576, classified as anadj, pronounced /du.ˈbɾa.du/. dotado is at rank #15,315, tagged as anadj, pronounced /du.ˈta.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 35891, this pair ranks #31,059 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dobrado vs dotado
Shared letters: ado. Private to "dobrado": br. Private to "dotado": t.
"dobrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "dotado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dobrado" and "dotado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dobrado" or "dotado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dobrado" and "dotado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dobrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dotado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,059 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dobrado" and "dotado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dodo vs dotado". 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 #31,059 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.