Which to use
“iodo” is a noun and “irado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,142
- “iodo” frequency rank
- #22,696
- “irado” frequency rank
- 49838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iodo | irado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | elemento químico de símbolo I, possui o número atômico 53 e massa atômica relativa 126,904 u; é um não-metal, halogênio, de cor negra; apesar de abundante, não é encontrado livre na natureza, ocorrendo principalmente na forma de iodetos e iodatos em rochas, solos, água do mar e depósitos de sal; é utilizado principalmente na medicina, como desinfetante; é um elemento essencial para o corpo humano; sua falta provoca o hipotiroidismo causando o bócio e a mixedema | que sente ira |
Where the eye mixes iodo and irado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. iodo runs 4 letters (VVCV) against irado's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between iodo and irado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: iodo is /ˈjo.du/ while irado is /i.ˈɾa.du/. 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 49838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iodo is recorded at frequency rank #27,142, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈjo.du/. irado is at rank #22,696, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈɾa.du/.
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 49838, this pair ranks #15,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of iodo vs irado
Shared letters: dio. Private to "iodo": -. Private to "irado": ar.
"iodo" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "irado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "iodo" and "irado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "iodo" vs "irado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "iodo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iodo" and "irado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ino vs iodo". 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 #15,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.