Which to use
“verdade” and “verdão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #208
- “verdade” frequency rank
- #22,831
- “verdão” frequency rank
- 23039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdade | verdão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | condição daquilo que corresponde à realidade | abrótea-do-alto (Phycis blennoides) |
Where the eye mixes verdade and verdão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. verdade runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against verdão's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verdade with verdão
A purely visual mix-up. verdade (/veɾ.ˈda.dʒ͡i/) and verdão (/beɾ.'daŋ/) 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 23039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdade is recorded at frequency rank #208, classified as anoun, pronounced /veɾ.ˈda.dʒ͡i/. verdão is at rank #22,831, tagged as anoun, pronounced /beɾ.'daŋ/.
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 23039, this pair ranks #46,859 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdade vs verdão
Shared letters: derv. Private to "verdade": a. Private to "verdão": oã.
"verdade" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "verdão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verdade ← evrdade · vedrade · veradde · verdadde · verdaed · verddade · verddae · verrdade
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verdade" and "verdão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "verdade" or "verdão" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,859 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdade" and "verdão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdão vs verga". 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 #46,859 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.