eminentevsevidenteWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
eminente
8 ch
evidente

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

  • eminente ← eimnente · emiennte · eminenet · eminennte · eminentte · eminetne · eminnente · eminnete
  • evidente ← eivdente · evdiente · eviddente · evidenet · evidennte · evidentte · evidetne · evidnete

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "eminente" and "evidente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "eminente" or "evidente" show up more?
"evidente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,641 in our Portuguese list, against #20,288 for "eminente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "eminente" and "evidente". Here's where to go from here.

  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list