Which to use
“variada” and “variado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,739
- “variada” frequency rank
- #20,463
- “variado” frequency rank
- 39202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | variada | variado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de variado | que sofreu variações |
Where the eye mixes variada and variado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses variada with variado
A purely visual mix-up. variada (/vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dɐ/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dɐ/) and variado (/vɐ.ˈɾja.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 a single letter - a in “variada” becomes o in “variado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39202, 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/. variado is at rank #20,463, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vɐ.ˈɾja.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 39202, this pair ranks #27,098 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of variada vs variado
Shared letters: adirv. Private to "variada": -. Private to "variado": o.
"variada" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "variado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "variada" and "variado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "variada" vs "variado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "variada" and "variado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "variada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "variado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,098 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "variada" and "variado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "varão vs variado". 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 #27,098 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.