variadavsvariadosConfusable pair

Which to use

“variada” and “variados” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,739
“variada” frequency rank
#7,487
“variados” frequency rank
26226
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature variada variados
Definition feminino de variado plural de variado

Where the eye mixes variada and variados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
variada
8 ch
variados

Visual trap between variada and variados

A purely visual mix-up. variada (/vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dɐ/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dɐ/) and variados (/vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dʊs/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dʊs/) 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 26226, 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/. variados is at rank #7,487, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dʊs/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dʊs/.

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 26226, this pair ranks #42,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of variada vs variados

Shared letters: adirv. Private to "variada": -. Private to "variados": os.

"variada" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "variados" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • variadaavriada · vairada · varaida · variaad · variadda · varidaa · varriada · vraiada
  • variadosavriados · vairados · varaidos · variaddos · variadoss · variadso · variaods · varidaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "variada" and "variados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dɐ/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dɐ/ versus /vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dʊs/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dʊs/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "variada" vs "variados" - which ranks higher?
"variados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,487 in our Portuguese list, against #18,739 for "variada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "variada" and "variados" 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 "variados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "variada" and "variados" 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 #42,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list