Which to use
“iluminada” and “iluminadas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,179
- “iluminada” frequency rank
- #30,591
- “iluminadas” frequency rank
- 49770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iluminada | iluminadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de iluminado | feminino plural de iluminado |
Where the eye mixes iluminada and iluminadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between iluminada and iluminadas
A purely visual mix-up. iluminada (/i.lu.mi.ˈna.da/) and iluminadas (/i.lu.mi.ˈna.das/) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “iluminada” sits inside “iluminadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iluminada is recorded at frequency rank #19,179, classified as anadj, pronounced /i.lu.mi.ˈna.da/. 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 49770, this pair ranks #15,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of iluminada vs iluminadas
Shared letters: adilmnu. Private to "iluminada": -. Private to "iluminadas": s.
"iluminada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "iluminadas" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- iluminada ← illuminada · ilmuinada · iluimnada · ilumianda · iluminaad · iluminadda · ilumindaa · iluminnada
- iluminadas ← illuminadas · ilmuinadas · iluimnadas · ilumiandas · iluminaads · iluminadass · iluminaddas · iluminadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "iluminada" for "iluminadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "iluminada" vs "iluminadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "iluminada" 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 #15,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iluminada" and "iluminadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "iluminadas vs iluminados". 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 #15,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.