Which to use
“dobrado” and “dourado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,576
- “dobrado” frequency rank
- #6,055
- “dourado” frequency rank
- 26631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dobrado | dourado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | duplicado | da cor do ouro |
Where the eye mixes dobrado and dourado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dobrado (CVCCVCV) and dourado (CVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between dobrado and dourado
A purely visual mix-up. dobrado (/du.ˈbɾa.du/) 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 differ by a single letter - b in “dobrado” becomes u in “dourado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26631, 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/. 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 26631, this pair ranks #42,480 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dobrado vs dourado
Shared letters: ador. Private to "dobrado": b. Private to "dourado": u.
"dobrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "dourado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dobrado" and "dourado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dobrado" vs "dourado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dobrado" 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 #42,480 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dobrado" 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 #42,480 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.