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

#8,274
“variadas” frequency rank
#20,463
“variado” frequency rank
28737
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature variadas variado
Definition feminino plural de variado que sofreu variações

Where the eye mixes variadas and variado

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

8 ch
variadas
7 ch
variado

Look-alike desk: variadas vs variado

A purely visual mix-up. variadas (/vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dɐs/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dɐs/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

variadas is recorded at frequency rank #8,274, classified as anadj, pronounced /vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dɐs/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dɐs/. 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 28737, this pair ranks #40,057 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of variadas vs variado

Shared letters: adirv. Private to "variadas": s. Private to "variado": o.

"variadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "variado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • variadasavriadas · vairadas · varaidas · variaads · variadass · variaddas · variadsa · varidaas
  • variadoavriado · vairado · varaido · variaddo · variaod · varidao · varriado · vraiado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "variadas" and "variado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dɐs/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dɐs/ versus /vɐ.ˈɾja.du/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "variadas" or "variado"?
"variadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,274 in our Portuguese list, against #20,463 for "variado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "variadas" 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 #40,057 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "variadas" 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 #40,057 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