Which to use
“iluminada” and “iluminado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,179
- “iluminada” frequency rank
- #15,135
- “iluminado” frequency rank
- 34314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iluminada | iluminado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de iluminado | que tem ou recebe iluminação |
Where the eye mixes iluminada and iluminado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between iluminada and iluminado
A purely visual mix-up. iluminada (/i.lu.mi.ˈna.da/) and iluminado (/i.lu.mi.ˈna.du/) 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 a single letter - a in “iluminada” becomes o in “iluminado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34314, 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/. iluminado is at rank #15,135, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.lu.mi.ˈna.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 34314, this pair ranks #32,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of iluminada vs iluminado
Shared letters: adilmnu. Private to "iluminada": -. Private to "iluminado": o.
"iluminada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "iluminado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "iluminada" and "iluminado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "iluminada" or "iluminado"?
After this comparison
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 "iluminado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iluminada" and "iluminado" 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 #32,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.