Which to use
“habilidade” is a noun and “habilitado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,144
- “habilidade” frequency rank
- #35,176
- “habilitado” frequency rank
- 38320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habilidade | habilitado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualidade de quem é hábil | que possui habilitações |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set habilidade and habilitado apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: habilidade is /ɐ.bɨ.li.ˈda.dɨ/ while habilitado is /ɐ.bi.li.ˈta.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habilidade is recorded at frequency rank #3,144, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.bɨ.li.ˈda.dɨ/. habilitado is at rank #35,176, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.bi.li.ˈta.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 38320, this pair ranks #28,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of habilidade vs habilitado
Shared letters: abdhil. Private to "habilidade": e. Private to "habilitado": ot.
"habilidade" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "habilitado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- habilidade ← ahbilidade · habbilidade · habiildade · habildiade · habiliadde · habilidadde · habilidaed · habiliddade
- habilitado ← ahbilitado · habbilitado · habiiltado · habiliatdo · habilitaddo · habilitaod · habilitdao · habilittado
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "habilidade" and "habilitado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "habilidade" or "habilitado"?
Remembering habilidade vs habilitado
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “habilidade”; for an adjective, it's “habilitado”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “habilidade” entry
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