Which to use
“pack” is a verb and “para” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,950
- “pack” frequency rank
- #10
- “para” frequency rank
- 12960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pack | para |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | apinhar, lotar | exprime fim, destino, lugar, tempo, direção etc |
Letter map: pack vs para
Shared letters muted; letters that set pack and para apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for pack / para
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pack is averb and paraapreposition. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pack is recorded at frequency rank #12,950, classified as averb. para is at rank #10, tagged as aprep, pronounced /ˈpɐ.ɾɐ/.
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 12960, this pair ranks #59,489 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pack vs para
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pack": ck. Private to "para": r.
"pack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "para" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pack" and "para" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pack" vs "para" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pack" and "para".
- Full dictionary entry for "pack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "para" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,489 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pack" and "para" 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 #59,489 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.