gordovsgozadoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,819
“gordo” frequency rank
#39,176
“gozado” frequency rank
43995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gordo gozado
Definition constituído de gordura ou matéria untuosa que foi usufruído, aproveitado

Letter map: gordo vs gozado

Shared letters muted; letters that set gordo and gozado apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. gordo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against gozado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
gordo
6 ch
gozado

Corpus notes: gordo and gozado

gordo and gozado 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 43995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gordo is recorded at frequency rank #4,819, classified as anadj. gozado is at rank #39,176, 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 43995, this pair ranks #21,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gordo vs gozado

Shared letters: dgo. Private to "gordo": r. Private to "gozado": az.

"gordo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "gozado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gordo ← ggordo · godro · gorddo · gorod · gorrdo · grodo · ogrdo
  • gozado ← ggozado · goazdo · gozaddo · gozaod · gozdao · gozzado · gzoado · ogzado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gordo" and "gozado" 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.
Frequency check: "gordo" vs "gozado" - which ranks higher?
"gordo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,819 in our Portuguese list, against #39,176 for "gozado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gordo" and "gozado".

  • Full dictionary entry for "gordo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gozado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gordo" and "gozado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "golaço vs gozado". 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 #21,563 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