# pausa

> Portuguese word · Noun · frequency rank #5,774

## Definitions
1. uma pequena parada ou interrupção quando se está fazendo ou falando algo
2. o ato de fazer uma nota musical ou um silêncio durar mais do que o normal

## Easily confused with
- **puta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pausa-vs-puta)
- **plus** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pausa-vs-plus)
- **puma** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pausa-vs-puma)
- **push** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pausa-vs-push)
- **presa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pausa-vs-presa)
- **pauta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pausa-vs-pauta)
- **persa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pausa-vs-persa)
- **pouso** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pausa-vs-pouso)
- **prosa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pausa-vs-prosa)
- **poupa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pausa-vs-poupa)
- **pousa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pausa-vs-pousa)
- **pousar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pausa-vs-pousar)
- **pautar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pausa-vs-pautar)
- **pau** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pau-vs-pausa)
- **para** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/para-vs-pausa)
- **país** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pais-vs-pausa)
- **Paul** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/paul-vs-pausa)
- **papa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/papa-vs-pausa)
- **pães** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/paes-vs-pausa)
- **pata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pata-vs-pausa)

## Common misspellings (6)
`apusa`, `pasua`, `pauas`, `paussa`, `ppausa`, `puasa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/pausa