Which to use
“irado” and “irmão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,696
- “irado” frequency rank
- #566
- “irmão” frequency rank
- 23262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irado | irmão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que sente ira | que mostra semelhança em relação a outra coisa |
Where the eye mixes irado and irmão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: irado vs irmão
A purely visual mix-up. irado (/i.ˈɾa.du/) and irmão (/iɾ.ˈmɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irado is recorded at frequency rank #22,696, classified as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈɾa.du/. irmão is at rank #566, tagged as anadj, pronounced /iɾ.ˈmɐ̃w̃/.
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 23262, this pair ranks #46,596 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of irado vs irmão
Shared letters: ior. Private to "irado": ad. Private to "irmão": mã.
"irado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "irmão" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- irado ← iardo · iraddo · iraod · irdao · irrado · riado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "irado" and "irmão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "irado" or "irmão" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "irado" and "irmão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "irado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irmão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,596 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irado" and "irmão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inato vs irado". 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 #46,596 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.