Which to use
“sad” and “suado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,385
- “sad” frequency rank
- #23,137
- “suado” frequency rank
- 36522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sad | suado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | triste | que está suando |
Where the eye mixes sad and suado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sad runs 3 letters (CVC) against suado's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sad and suado
A purely visual mix-up. sad (/sæd/) and suado (/ˈswa.du/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sad is recorded at frequency rank #13,385, classified as anadj, pronounced /sæd/. suado is at rank #23,137, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈswa.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 36522, this pair ranks #30,269 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sad vs suado
Shared letters: ads. Private to "sad": -. Private to "suado": ou.
"sad" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "suado" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suado ← saudo · ssuado · suaddo · suaod · sudao
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sad" and "suado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sad" vs "suado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,269 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sad" and "suado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suado vs sueño". 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 #30,269 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.