simulaçãovssimuladoTell them apart

Quick tell: simulação is a noun, simulado is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

9 ch
simulação
8 ch
simulado

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?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "simulação" is a noun and "simulado" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "simulação" or "simulado"?
"simulação" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,439 in our Portuguese list, against #21,015 for "simulado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list