Which to use
“lavado” is an adjective and “lavrador” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,350
- “lavado” frequency rank
- #31,427
- “lavrador” frequency rank
- 51777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lavado | lavrador |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se lavou | homem que lavra a terra; camponês; trabalhador rural |
Letter map: lavado vs lavrador
Shared letters muted; letters that set lavado and lavrador apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. lavado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against lavrador's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - lavado and lavrador
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lavado is anadjective and lavradoranoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lavado is recorded at frequency rank #20,350, classified as anadj, pronounced /lɐ.ˈva.du/. lavrador is at rank #31,427, tagged as anoun.
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 51777, this pair ranks #13,321 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lavado vs lavrador
Shared letters: adlov. Private to "lavado": -. Private to "lavrador": r.
"lavado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lavrador" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lavado" and "lavrador" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lavado" vs "lavrador" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "lavado" vs "lavrador" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lavado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavrador" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,321 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lavado" and "lavrador" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "latido vs lavado". 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 #13,321 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.