indignado vs indigno, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“indignado” and “indigno” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,542
“indignado” frequency rank: #31,412
“indigno” frequency rank: 48954
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	indignado	indigno
Definition	que se indignou	que não é digno; impróprio

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set indignado and indigno apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch

indignado

7 ch

indigno

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. indignado (/ĩ.di.ˈɡna.du/) and indigno (/ĩ.ˈdig.nu/, /ĩ.ˈdi.gi.nu/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

indignado is recorded at frequency rank #17,542, classified as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.di.ˈɡna.du/. indigno is at rank #31,412, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.ˈdig.nu/, /ĩ.ˈdi.gi.nu/.

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 48954, this pair ranks #16,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of indignado vs indigno

Shared letters: dgino. Private to "indignado": a. Private to "indigno": -.

"indignado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "indigno" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

indignado ← idnignado · inddignado · indginado · indigando · indiggnado · indignaddo · indignaod · indigndao
indigno ← idnigno · inddigno · indgino · indiggno · indignno · indigon · indingo · inidgno

Frequency comparison

indignado#17,542

indigno#31,412

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "indignado" and "indigno" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ĩ.di.ˈɡna.du/ versus /ĩ.ˈdig.nu/, /ĩ.ˈdi.gi.nu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "indignado" or "indigno"?

"indignado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,542 in our Portuguese list, against #31,412 for "indigno". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering indignado vs indigno

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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