reprovaçãovsreprovadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“reprovação” and “reprovado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,773
“reprovação” frequency rank
#28,008
“reprovado” frequency rank
52781
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reprovação reprovado
Definition ato ou efeito de reprovar algo ou alguém que foi julgado incapaz ou inábil para a realização de um exame ou teste

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reprovação and reprovado apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
reprovação
9 ch
reprovado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

reprovação and reprovado 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reprovação is recorded at frequency rank #24,773, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.pɾu.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. reprovado is at rank #28,008, tagged as anoun.

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 52781, this pair ranks #12,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reprovação vs reprovado

Shared letters: aeoprv. Private to "reprovação": ãç. Private to "reprovado": d.

"reprovação" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV  ·  "reprovado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reprovadoerprovado · reporvado · repprovado · reproavdo · reprovaddo · reprovaod · reprovdao · reprovvado

Frequency comparison

reprovação#24,773
reprovado#28,008

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reprovação" and "reprovado" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "reprovação" or "reprovado"?
"reprovação" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,773 in our Portuguese list, against #28,008 for "reprovado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering reprovação vs reprovado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “reprovação” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list