Which to use
“jade” and “José” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,913
- “jade” frequency rank
- #567
- “José” frequency rank
- 11480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jade | José |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pedra ornamental muito dura e compacta, variando na cor, de esbranquiçada a verde-escura, é formada pela associação da jadeíta e da nefrita; muito utilizada na fabricação de estatuetas e peças de adorno pessoal | José |
Where the eye mixes jade and José
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. jade and José follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: jade vs José
A purely visual mix-up. jade (/ˈʒa.dɨ/) and José (/xo.sé/.) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jade is recorded at frequency rank #10,913, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒa.dɨ/. José is at rank #567, tagged as anoun, pronounced /xo.sé/..
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 11480, this pair ranks #61,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jade vs José
Shared letters: j. Private to "jade": ade. Private to "José": osé.
"jade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "José" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- jade ← ajde · jadde · jaed · jdae · jjade
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jade" and "José" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "jade" or "José" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "jade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "José" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jade" and "José" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jade vs jed". 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 #61,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.