votadovsvotoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: votado is a adjective, voto is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“votado” is an adjective and “voto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,278
“votado” frequency rank
#1,415
“voto” frequency rank
9693
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature votado voto
Definition que recebeu votos a ação de votar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set votado and voto apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
votado
4 ch
voto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: votado is anadjective and votoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

votado is recorded at frequency rank #8,278, classified as anadj. voto is at rank #1,415, tagged as anoun.

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 9693, this pair ranks #63,655 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of votado vs voto

Shared letters: otv. Private to "votado": ad. Private to "voto": -.

"votado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "voto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • votadoovtado · voatdo · votaddo · votaod · votdao · vottado · vtoado · vvotado
  • votoovto · voot · votto · vtoo · vvoto

Frequency comparison

votado#8,278
voto#1,415

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "votado" and "voto" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "votado" is an adjective and "voto" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "votado" or "voto"?
"voto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,415 in our Portuguese list, against #8,278 for "votado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering votado vs voto

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “votado”; for a noun, it's “voto”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “votado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list