Which to use
“variado” and “variados” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,463
- “variado” frequency rank
- #7,487
- “variados” frequency rank
- 27950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | variado | variados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que sofreu variações | plural de variado |
Where the eye mixes variado and variados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. variado runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against variados's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: variado vs variados
A purely visual mix-up. variado (/vɐ.ˈɾja.du/) 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 extra letter(s) - “variado” sits inside “variados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
variado is recorded at frequency rank #20,463, classified as anadj, pronounced /vɐ.ˈɾja.du/. 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 27950, this pair ranks #40,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of variado vs variados
Shared letters: adiorv. Private to "variado": -. Private to "variados": s.
"variado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "variados" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "variado" for "variados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "variado" or "variados"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "variado" 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 #40,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "variado" and "variados" 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 #40,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.