Which to use
“variada” and “variadas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,739
- “variada” frequency rank
- #8,274
- “variadas” frequency rank
- 27013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | variada | variadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de variado | feminino plural de variado |
Where the eye mixes variada and variadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between variada and variadas
A purely visual mix-up. variada (/vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dɐ/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dɐ/) and variadas (/vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dɐs/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dɐs/) 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 extra letter(s) - “variada” sits inside “variadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
variada is recorded at frequency rank #18,739, classified as anadj, pronounced /vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dɐ/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dɐ/. 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 27013, this pair ranks #42,029 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of variada vs variadas
Shared letters: adirv. Private to "variada": -. Private to "variadas": s.
"variada" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "variadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "variada" for "variadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "variada" vs "variadas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "variada" 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 #42,029 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "variada" and "variadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "variada vs varíola". 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 #42,029 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.