excluídovsexclusivoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“excluído” and “exclusivo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,846
“excluído” frequency rank
#5,849
“exclusivo” frequency rank
20695
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature excluído exclusivo
Definition que foi alvo de exclusão que exclui

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set excluído and exclusivo apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
excluído
9 ch
exclusivo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

excluído and exclusivo 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

excluído is recorded at frequency rank #14,846, classified as anadj. exclusivo is at rank #5,849, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐjʃ.klu.ˈzi.vu/.

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 20695, this pair ranks #49,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of excluído vs exclusivo

Shared letters: celoux. Private to "excluído": . Private to "exclusivo": isv.

"excluído" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV  ·  "exclusivo" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exclusivoecxlusivo · excclusivo · excllusivo · exclsuivo · excluisvo · exclusiov · exclusivvo · exclussivo

Frequency comparison

excluído#14,846
exclusivo#5,849

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "excluído" and "exclusivo" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "excluído" or "exclusivo"?
"exclusivo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,849 in our Portuguese list, against #14,846 for "excluído". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering excluído vs exclusivo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “excluído” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list