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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set indignação and indignada apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
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
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indignação" and "indignada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "indignação" or "indignada"?
Remembering indignação vs indignada
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “indignação”; for an adjective, it's “indignada”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “indignação” entry
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