Which to use
“iluminadas” and “iluminado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,591
- “iluminadas” frequency rank
- #15,135
- “iluminado” frequency rank
- 45726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iluminadas | iluminado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino plural de iluminado | que tem ou recebe iluminação |
Where the eye mixes iluminadas and iluminado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses iluminadas with iluminado
A purely visual mix-up. iluminadas (/i.lu.mi.ˈna.das/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iluminadas is recorded at frequency rank #30,591, classified as anadj, pronounced /i.lu.mi.ˈna.das/. 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 45726, this pair ranks #19,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of iluminadas vs iluminado
Shared letters: adilmnu. Private to "iluminadas": s. Private to "iluminado": o.
"iluminadas" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC · "iluminado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- iluminadas ← illuminadas · ilmuinadas · iluimnadas · ilumiandas · iluminaads · iluminadass · iluminaddas · iluminadsa
- iluminado ← illuminado · ilmuinado · iluimnado · ilumiando · iluminaddo · iluminaod · ilumindao · iluminnado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "iluminadas" and "iluminado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "iluminadas" or "iluminado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "iluminadas" 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 #19,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iluminadas" 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 #19,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.