Which to use
“quebra” and “quebrado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,904
- “quebra” frequency rank
- #7,328
- “quebrado” frequency rank
- 10232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quebra | quebrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ruim | partido |
Letter map: quebra vs quebrado
Shared letters muted; letters that set quebra and quebrado apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Pair insight - quebra / quebrado
quebra and quebrado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “quebra” sits inside “quebrado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quebra is recorded at frequency rank #2,904, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɛ.bɾɐ/. quebrado is at rank #7,328, 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 10232, this pair ranks #62,938 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quebra vs quebrado
Shared letters: abeqru. Private to "quebra": -. Private to "quebrado": do.
"quebra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quebrado" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quebra" and "quebrado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quebra" or "quebrado"?
Useful next steps
Pair "quebra" vs "quebrado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "quebra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quebrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,938 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quebra" and "quebrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebra vs queer". 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 #62,938 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.