Which to use
“simulação” is a noun and “simulado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,439
- “simulação” frequency rank
- #21,015
- “simulado” frequency rank
- 31454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | simulação | simulado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | falta de correspondência com a verdade; fingimento; disfarce; dissimulação | fingido, imitado |
Letter map: simulação vs simulado
Shared letters muted; letters that set simulação and simulado apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. simulação runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against simulado's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: simulação vs simulado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: simulação is anoun and simuladoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
simulação is recorded at frequency rank #10,439, classified as anoun, pronounced /si.mu.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. simulado is at rank #21,015, tagged as anadj.
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 31454, this pair ranks #36,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of simulação vs simulado
Shared letters: ailmosu. Private to "simulação": ãç. Private to "simulado": d.
"simulação" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "simulado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- simulado ← ismulado · simluado · simmulado · simualdo · simuladdo · simulaod · simuldao · simullado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "simulação" and "simulado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "simulação" or "simulado"?
After this comparison
Pair "simulação" vs "simulado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "simulação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "simulado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "simulação" and "simulado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "simulado vs simulador". 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 #36,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.