Which to use
“exposed” is a noun and “exposto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,276
- “exposed” frequency rank
- #8,332
- “exposto” frequency rank
- 46608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exposed | exposto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | exposição pública de informação particular de uma pessoa | que está à vista |
Letter map: exposed vs exposto
Shared letters muted; letters that set exposed and exposto apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: exposed vs exposto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: exposed is anoun and expostoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exposed is recorded at frequency rank #38,276, classified as anoun. exposto is at rank #8,332, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐjʃ.ˈpoʃ.tu/.
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 46608, this pair ranks #18,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exposed vs exposto
Shared letters: eopsx. Private to "exposed": d. Private to "exposto": t.
"exposed" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "exposto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exposed" and "exposto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "exposed" or "exposto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "exposed" and "exposto".
- Full dictionary entry for "exposed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exposto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exposed" and "exposto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encosto vs exposto". 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 #18,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.