Which to use
“iluminado” and “iluminados” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,135
- “iluminado” frequency rank
- #18,892
- “iluminados” frequency rank
- 34027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iluminado | iluminados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem ou recebe iluminação | plural de iluminado |
Where the eye mixes iluminado and iluminados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between iluminado and iluminados
A purely visual mix-up. iluminado (/i.lu.mi.ˈna.du/) and iluminados (/i.lu.mi.ˈna.dos/) 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) - “iluminado” sits inside “iluminados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iluminado is recorded at frequency rank #15,135, classified as anadj, pronounced /i.lu.mi.ˈna.du/. iluminados is at rank #18,892, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.lu.mi.ˈna.dos/.
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 34027, this pair ranks #33,347 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of iluminado vs iluminados
Shared letters: adilmnou. Private to "iluminado": -. Private to "iluminados": s.
"iluminado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "iluminados" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- iluminado ← illuminado · ilmuinado · iluimnado · ilumiando · iluminaddo · iluminaod · ilumindao · iluminnado
- iluminados ← illuminados · ilmuinados · iluimnados · ilumiandos · iluminaddos · iluminadoss · iluminadso · iluminaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "iluminado" and "iluminados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "iluminado" or "iluminados"?
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 "iluminado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "iluminados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,347 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iluminado" and "iluminados" 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 #33,347 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.