Which to use
“pack” is a verb and “país” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,950
- “pack” frequency rank
- #214
- “país” frequency rank
- 13164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pack | país |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | apinhar, lotar | região; terra |
Letter map: pack vs país
Shared letters muted; letters that set pack and país apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: pack vs país
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pack is averb and paísanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pack is recorded at frequency rank #12,950, classified as averb. país is at rank #214, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈiʃ/.
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 13164, this pair ranks #59,276 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pack vs país
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pack": ck. Private to "país": sí.
"pack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "país" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pack ← apck · pacck · packk · pakc · pcak · ppack
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pack" and "país" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pack" or "país" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "pack" vs "país" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "país" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,276 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pack" and "país" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pack 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 #59,276 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.