Which to use
“idade” and “image” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #618
- “idade” frequency rank
- #12,260
- “image” frequency rank
- 12878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | idade | image |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | número de anos decorridos desde o nascimento de alguém | imagem, figura, fotografia |
Where the eye mixes idade and image
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: idade vs image
A purely visual mix-up. idade (/i.ˈda.dɨ/) and image (/ˈɪmɪdʒ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
idade is recorded at frequency rank #618, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.ˈda.dɨ/. image is at rank #12,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɪmɪdʒ/.
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 12878, this pair ranks #59,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of idade vs image
Shared letters: aei. Private to "idade": d. Private to "image": gm.
"idade" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "image" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "idade" and "image" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "idade" or "image"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "idade" and "image" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "idade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "image" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "idade" and "image" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "image vs Imam". 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 #59,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.