Which to use
“unidas” and “unido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,754
- “unidas” frequency rank
- #2,296
- “unido” frequency rank
- 5050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unidas | unido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma plural feminina de unido. | junto |
Where the eye mixes unidas and unido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. unidas runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against unido's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between unidas and unido
A purely visual mix-up. unidas (/ʊ.ˈni.dɐs/) and unido (/u.ˈni.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unidas is recorded at frequency rank #2,754, classified as anadj, pronounced /ʊ.ˈni.dɐs/. unido is at rank #2,296, tagged as anadj, pronounced /u.ˈni.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 5050, this pair ranks #69,667 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unidas vs unido
Shared letters: dinu. Private to "unidas": as. Private to "unido": o.
"unidas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "unido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "unidas" for "unido" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "unidas" or "unido" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "unidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,667 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unidas" and "unido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "und vs unido". 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 #69,667 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.