evangelhovsevangélicoConfusable pair

Quick tell: evangelho is a noun, evangélico is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“evangelho” is a noun and “evangélico” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,877
“evangelho” frequency rank
#12,674
“evangélico” frequency rank
19551
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evangelho evangélico
Definition cada um dos quatro livros que narram a vida de Jesus no Novo Testamento da Bíblia relativo ao Evangelho ou conforme os seus ensinamentos

Where the eye mixes evangelho and evangélico

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. evangelho runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCV) against evangélico's 10 (VCVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
evangelho
10 ch
evangélico

Visual trap between evangelho and evangélico

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: evangelho is /i.vɐ̃.ˈʒɛ.ʎu/ while evangélico is /i.vɐ̃.ˈʒɛ.li.ku/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evangelho is recorded at frequency rank #6,877, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.vɐ̃.ˈʒɛ.ʎu/. evangélico is at rank #12,674, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.vɐ̃.ˈʒɛ.li.ku/.

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 19551, this pair ranks #51,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of evangelho vs evangélico

Shared letters: aeglnov. Private to "evangelho": h. Private to "evangélico": cié.

"evangelho" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV  ·  "evangélico" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evangelho ← eavngelho · evagnelho · evaneglho · evangehlo · evangelhho · evangellho · evangeloh · evanggelho

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "evangelho" for "evangélico" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "evangelho" is a noun and "evangélico" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "evangelho" vs "evangélico" - which ranks higher?
"evangelho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,877 in our Portuguese list, against #12,674 for "evangélico". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "evangelho" and "evangélico" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "evangelho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evangélico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #51,132 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