Which to use
“reservado” and “resfriado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,916
- “reservado” frequency rank
- #17,904
- “resfriado” frequency rank
- 27820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reservado | resfriado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | posto de reserva | que sofreu resfriamento |
Where the eye mixes reservado and resfriado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reservado (CVCVCCVCV) and resfriado (CVCCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: reservado vs resfriado
A purely visual mix-up. reservado (/Rɨ.zɨɾ.ˈva.du/) and resfriado (/Rɨʃ.ˈfɾja.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reservado is recorded at frequency rank #9,916, classified as anadj, pronounced /Rɨ.zɨɾ.ˈva.du/. resfriado is at rank #17,904, tagged as anadj, pronounced /Rɨʃ.ˈfɾja.du/.
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 27820, this pair ranks #41,107 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reservado vs resfriado
Shared letters: adeors. Private to "reservado": v. Private to "resfriado": fi.
"reservado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "resfriado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reservado" for "resfriado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reservado" vs "resfriado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reservado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resfriado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,107 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reservado" and "resfriado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reservado vs reservar". 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 #41,107 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.