Which to use
“variação” is a noun and “variadas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,356
- “variação” frequency rank
- #8,274
- “variadas” frequency rank
- 14630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | variação | variadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mudança | feminino plural de variado |
Where the eye mixes variação and variadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between variação and variadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: variação is /vɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while variadas is /vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dɐs/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dɐs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
variação is recorded at frequency rank #6,356, classified as anoun, pronounced /vɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. variadas is at rank #8,274, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dɐs/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dɐs/.
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 14630, this pair ranks #57,393 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of variação vs variadas
Shared letters: airv. Private to "variação": oãç. Private to "variadas": ds.
"variação" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "variadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- variadas ← avriadas · vairadas · varaidas · variaads · variadass · variaddas · variadsa · varidaas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "variação" and "variadas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "variação" or "variadas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "variação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "variadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,393 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "variação" and "variadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "validação vs variação". 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 #57,393 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.