simulação vs simulado, What's the Difference?

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set simulação and simulado apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch

simulação

8 ch

simulado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

simulação#10,439

simulado#21,015

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "simulação" and "simulado" be used interchangeably?

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.

Remembering simulação vs simulado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “simulação”; for an adjective, it's “simulado”.
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