Which to use
“indignação” is a noun and “indignada” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,483
- “indignação” frequency rank
- #14,873
- “indignada” frequency rank
- 26356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indignação | indignada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sentimento de cólera ou de desprezo excitado por uma afronta, uma acção vergonhosa, uma injustiça frisante, etc | feminino de indignado |
Where the eye mixes indignação and indignada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indignação runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVV) against indignada's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses indignação with indignada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indignação is /ĩ.di.ɡnɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while indignada is /ĩⁿ.ʤɪ.gɪˈna.dɐ/, /ĩⁿ.ʤɪgˈna.dɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indignação is recorded at frequency rank #11,483, classified as anoun, pronounced /ĩ.di.ɡnɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. indignada is at rank #14,873, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ĩⁿ.ʤɪ.gɪˈna.dɐ/, /ĩⁿ.ʤɪgˈna.dɐ/.
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 26356, this pair ranks #42,823 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indignação vs indignada
Shared letters: adgin. Private to "indignação": oãç. Private to "indignada": -.
"indignação" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV · "indignada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- indignada ← idnignada · inddignada · indginada · indiganda · indiggnada · indignaad · indignadda · indigndaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indignação" and "indignada" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "indignação" or "indignada" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "indignação" and "indignada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indignação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indignada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,823 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indignação" and "indignada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indignada vs indignado". 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 #42,823 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.