Which to use
“queimado” is an adjective and “queimar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,807
- “queimado” frequency rank
- #5,337
- “queimar” frequency rank
- 14144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | queimado | queimar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | incendiado | sofrer combustão rápida ou consumir combustível de maneira a liberar calor, gases e luz |
Where the eye mixes queimado and queimar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: queimado vs queimar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: queimado is /kɐj.ˈma.du/ while queimar is /kɐj.ˈmaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
queimado is recorded at frequency rank #8,807, classified as anadj, pronounced /kɐj.ˈma.du/. queimar is at rank #5,337, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɐj.ˈmaɾ/.
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 14144, this pair ranks #58,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of queimado vs queimar
Shared letters: aeimqu. Private to "queimado": do. Private to "queimar": r.
"queimado" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCVCV · "queimar" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "queimado" for "queimar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "queimado" or "queimar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "queimado" and "queimar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "queimado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "queimar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "queimado" and "queimar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "queimar vs quitar". 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 #58,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.