Which to use
“idade” is a noun and “irado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #618
- “idade” frequency rank
- #22,696
- “irado” frequency rank
- 23314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | idade | irado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | número de anos decorridos desde o nascimento de alguém | que sente ira |
Where the eye mixes idade and irado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: idade vs irado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: idade is /i.ˈda.dɨ/ while irado is /i.ˈɾa.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 23314, 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/. irado is at rank #22,696, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.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 23314, this pair ranks #46,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of idade vs irado
Shared letters: adi. Private to "idade": e. Private to "irado": or.
"idade" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "irado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "idade" and "irado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "idade" vs "irado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "idade" and "irado" 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 "irado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "idade" and "irado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inato vs irado". 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 #46,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.