Which to use
“iluminação” is a noun and “iluminadas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,856
- “iluminação” frequency rank
- #30,591
- “iluminadas” frequency rank
- 36447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iluminação | iluminadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de iluminar | feminino plural de iluminado |
Where the eye mixes iluminação and iluminadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. iluminação (VCVCVCVCVV) and iluminadas (VCVCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between iluminação and iluminadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: iluminação is /i.lu.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while iluminadas is /i.lu.mi.ˈna.das/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 36447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iluminação is recorded at frequency rank #5,856, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.lu.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. iluminadas is at rank #30,591, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.lu.mi.ˈna.das/.
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 36447, this pair ranks #30,358 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of iluminação vs iluminadas
Shared letters: ailmnu. Private to "iluminação": oãç. Private to "iluminadas": ds.
"iluminação" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVV · "iluminadas" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- iluminadas ← illuminadas · ilmuinadas · iluimnadas · ilumiandas · iluminaads · iluminadass · iluminaddas · iluminadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "iluminação" and "iluminadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "iluminação" or "iluminadas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "iluminação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "iluminadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,358 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iluminação" and "iluminadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "iluminada vs iluminadas". 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 #30,358 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.