Which to use
“pack” is a verb and “pato” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,950
- “pack” frequency rank
- #6,330
- “pato” frequency rank
- 19280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pack | pato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | apinhar, lotar | empatado |
Letter map: pack vs pato
Shared letters muted; letters that set pack and pato apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: pack vs pato
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pack is averb and patoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pack is recorded at frequency rank #12,950, classified as averb. pato is at rank #6,330, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈpa.tʊ/.
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 19280, this pair ranks #51,486 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pack vs pato
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pack": ck. Private to "pato": ot.
"pack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pack" and "pato" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pack" or "pato"?
What to do next
Pair "pack" vs "pato" 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 "pato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,486 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pack" and "pato" 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 #51,486 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.