Which to use
“ida” and “idade” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,206
- “ida” frequency rank
- #618
- “idade” frequency rank
- 5824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ida | idade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação, ato ou movimento de ir | número de anos decorridos desde o nascimento de alguém |
Where the eye mixes ida and idade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ida with idade
A purely visual mix-up. ida (/ˈi.dɐ/) and idade (/i.ˈda.dɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ida” sits inside “idade”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ida is recorded at frequency rank #5,206, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈi.dɐ/. idade is at rank #618, tagged as anoun, pronounced /i.ˈda.dɨ/.
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 5824, this pair ranks #68,719 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ida vs idade
Shared letters: adi. Private to "ida": -. Private to "idade": e.
"ida" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "idade" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- idade ← diade · iadde · idadde · idaed · iddade · iddae
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ida" and "idade" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ida" or "idade"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "idade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,719 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ida" and "idade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ida vs ino". 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 #68,719 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.