Which to use
“modéstia” is a noun and “modesto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,413
- “modéstia” frequency rank
- #13,561
- “modesto” frequency rank
- 36974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modéstia | modesto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualidade de modesto | que tem ou mostra humildade ou moderação quanto a seus próprios méritos, importância, etc; sem vaidade, egoísmo ou pretensão |
Letter map: modéstia vs modesto
Shared letters muted; letters that set modéstia and modesto apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: modéstia vs modesto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: modéstia is anoun and modestoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modéstia is recorded at frequency rank #23,413, classified as anoun, pronounced /mu.ˈdɛʃ.tjɐ/. 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 36974, this pair ranks #29,743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modéstia vs modesto
Shared letters: dmost. Private to "modéstia": aié. Private to "modesto": e.
"modéstia" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "modesto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- modesto ← mdoesto · mmodesto · moddesto · modesot · modessto · modestto · modetso · modseto
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "modéstia" vs "modesto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "modéstia" and "modesto". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "modéstia" 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 #29,743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modéstia" and "modesto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moderno 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 #29,743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.