Which to use
“limitado” and “limited” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,019
- “limitado” frequency rank
- #17,065
- “limited” frequency rank
- 22084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limitado | limited |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não deve ir além de certo prazo | limitado |
Where the eye mixes limitado and limited
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. limitado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against limited's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses limitado with limited
A purely visual mix-up. limitado (/li.mi.ˈta.du/) and limited (/ˈlɪmɪtɪd/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limitado is recorded at frequency rank #5,019, classified as anadj, pronounced /li.mi.ˈta.du/. limited is at rank #17,065, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/.
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 22084, this pair ranks #48,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of limitado vs limited
Shared letters: dilmt. Private to "limitado": ao. Private to "limited": e.
"limitado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "limited" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "limitado" for "limited" ever safe?
Which is more common, "limitado" or "limited"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "limitado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limited" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limitado" and "limited" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limitar vs limited". 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 #48,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.