Which to use
“modelo” is a noun and “modesto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #871
- “modelo” frequency rank
- #13,561
- “modesto” frequency rank
- 14432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modelo | modesto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cópia de algo em tamanho bem menor que o original | que tem ou mostra humildade ou moderação quanto a seus próprios méritos, importância, etc; sem vaidade, egoísmo ou pretensão |
Letter map: modelo vs modesto
Shared letters muted; letters that set modelo and modesto apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for modelo / modesto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: modelo is anoun and modestoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modelo is recorded at frequency rank #871, classified as anoun, pronounced /mu.ˈde.lu/. modesto is at rank #13,561, tagged as anadj.
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 14432, this pair ranks #57,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modelo vs modesto
Shared letters: demo. Private to "modelo": l. Private to "modesto": st.
"modelo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "modesto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modelo" for "modesto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "modelo" vs "modesto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "modelo" and "modesto". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "modelo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modesto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modelo" and "modesto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modéstia vs modesto". 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 #57,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.