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 eye mixes indignado and indigno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indignado runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against indigno's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses indignado with indigno
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indignado" for "indigno" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indignado" vs "indigno" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "indignado" and "indigno" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "indignado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indigno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indignado" and "indigno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indício vs indigno". 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 #16,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.