Which to use
“figura” is a noun and “figurado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,929
- “figura” frequency rank
- #44,860
- “figurado” frequency rank
- 46789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figura | figurado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | formato exterior de um corpo | metafórico |
Letter map: figura vs figurado
Shared letters muted; letters that set figura and figurado apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. figura runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against figurado's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - figura and figurado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: figura is anoun and figuradoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “figura” sits inside “figurado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figura is recorded at frequency rank #1,929, classified as anoun. figurado is at rank #44,860, tagged as anadj, pronounced /fi.ɡu.ˈɾa.du/.
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 46789, this pair ranks #18,522 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of figura vs figurado
Shared letters: afgiru. Private to "figura": -. Private to "figurado": do.
"figura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "figurado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "figura" and "figurado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "figura" vs "figurado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "figura" and "figurado". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "figura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "figurado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,522 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figura" and "figurado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figurado vs furado". 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 #18,522 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.