Which to use
“travado” is an adjective and “trovão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,579
- “travado” frequency rank
- #14,740
- “trovão” frequency rank
- 34319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | travado | trovão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que está impossibilitado de se mover | forte ruído provocado por descarga elétrica na atmosfera; trovoada |
Letter map: travado vs trovão
Shared letters muted; letters that set travado and trovão apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. travado runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against trovão's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - travado and trovão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: travado is anadjective and trovãoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
travado is recorded at frequency rank #19,579, classified as anadj. trovão is at rank #14,740, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɾu.ˈvɐ̃w̃/.
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 34319, this pair ranks #32,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of travado vs trovão
Shared letters: ortv. Private to "travado": ad. Private to "trovão": ã.
"travado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "trovão" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- travado ← rtavado · tarvado · traavdo · travaddo · travaod · travdao · travvado · trravado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "travado" and "trovão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "travado" vs "trovão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "travado" and "trovão".
- Full dictionary entry for "travado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trovão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "travado" and "trovão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "travado vs travão". 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 #32,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.