Which to use
“eminente” and “evidente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,288
- “eminente” frequency rank
- #4,641
- “evidente” frequency rank
- 24929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eminente | evidente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que excede os outros, excelente | que está à vista; que é claro, certo, incontestável |
Letter map: eminente vs evidente
Shared letters muted; letters that set eminente and evidente apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. eminente and evidente follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: eminente and evidente
eminente and evidente are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eminente is recorded at frequency rank #20,288, classified as anadj, pronounced /e.mɪ.ˈnẽⁿ.ʧɪ/. evidente is at rank #4,641, tagged as anadj.
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 24929, this pair ranks #44,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eminente vs evidente
Shared letters: eint. Private to "eminente": m. Private to "evidente": dv.
"eminente" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "evidente" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "eminente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "evidente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eminente" and "evidente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eminente vs exigente". 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 #44,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.