Which to use
“portuguesas” and “portugueses” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,922
- “portuguesas” frequency rank
- #2,343
- “portugueses” frequency rank
- 9265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portuguesas | portugueses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino plural de português | plural de português |
Where the eye mixes portuguesas and portugueses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. portuguesas and portugueses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between portuguesas and portugueses
A purely visual mix-up. portuguesas (/poɾ.tu.ˈge.zɐs/) and portugueses (/poɾ.tu.ˈge.zis/) 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 a single letter - a in “portuguesas” becomes e in “portugueses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portuguesas is recorded at frequency rank #6,922, classified as anadj, pronounced /poɾ.tu.ˈge.zɐs/. portugueses is at rank #2,343, tagged as anadj, pronounced /poɾ.tu.ˈge.zis/.
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 9265, this pair ranks #64,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of portuguesas vs portugueses
Shared letters: egoprstu. Private to "portuguesas": a. Private to "portugueses": -.
"portuguesas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC · "portugueses" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- portuguesas ← oprtuguesas · porrtuguesas · portguuesas · porttuguesas · portugeusas · portugguesas · portugueass · portuguesass
- portugueses ← oprtugueses · porrtugueses · portguueses · porttugueses · portugeuses · portuggueses · portugueess · portuguesess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "portuguesas" for "portugueses" ever safe?
Which is more common, "portuguesas" or "portugueses"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "portuguesas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portugueses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portuguesas" and "portugueses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "português vs portuguesas". 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 #64,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.