Which to use
“variadas” and “variados” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,274
- “variadas” frequency rank
- #7,487
- “variados” frequency rank
- 15761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | variadas | variados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino plural de variado | plural de variado |
Where the eye mixes variadas and variados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses variadas with variados
A purely visual mix-up. variadas (/vɐ.ɾɪ.ˈa.dɐs/, /vɐ.ˈɾja.dɐs/) 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 a single letter - a in “variadas” becomes o in “variados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15761, 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/. 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 15761, this pair ranks #55,978 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of variadas vs variados
Shared letters: adirsv. Private to "variadas": -. Private to "variados": o.
"variadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "variados" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "variadas" and "variados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "variadas" or "variados" show up more?
What to do next
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 "variados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,978 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "variadas" and "variados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "variadas 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 #55,978 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.