Which to use
“queima” and “queimada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,135
- “queima” frequency rank
- #10,250
- “queimada” frequency rank
- 15385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | queima | queimada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de queimar | queima de mato ou solo seco |
Where the eye mixes queima and queimada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between queima and queimada
A purely visual mix-up. queima (/ˈkɐj.mɐ/) and queimada (/kɐj.ˈma.dɐ/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “queima” sits inside “queimada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
queima is recorded at frequency rank #5,135, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐj.mɐ/. queimada is at rank #10,250, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐj.ˈma.dɐ/.
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 15385, this pair ranks #56,438 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of queima vs queimada
Shared letters: aeimqu. Private to "queima": -. Private to "queimada": d.
"queima" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV · "queimada" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "queima" and "queimada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "queima" or "queimada" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "queima" and "queimada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "queima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "queimada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,438 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "queima" and "queimada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "queimada vs queimadura". 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 #56,438 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.