Which to use
“pace” is an adverb and “pão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,071
- “pace” frequency rank
- #1,942
- “pão” frequency rank
- 31013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pace | pão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em paz, pacificamente | alimento à base de farinha amassada, fermentada e assada em forno |
Where the eye mixes pace and pão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pace vs pão
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pace is /ˈpa.t͡se/, /ˈpɑ.t͡sɛ/ while pão is /ˈpɐ̃w̃/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pace is recorded at frequency rank #29,071, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈpa.t͡se/, /ˈpɑ.t͡sɛ/. pão is at rank #1,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɐ̃w̃/.
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 31013, this pair ranks #37,211 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pace vs pão
Shared letters: p. Private to "pace": ace. Private to "pão": oã.
"pace" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pão" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pace ← apce · pacce · paec · pcae · ppace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pace" and "pão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pace" vs "pão" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pace" and "pão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,211 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pace" and "pão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pace vs pale". 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 #37,211 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.