Which to use
“paço” and “pároco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,136
- “paço” frequency rank
- #23,470
- “pároco” frequency rank
- 41606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paço | pároco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | residência oficial de um governante, monarca, soberano ou dignitário religioso | encarregado de uma paróquia |
Where the eye mixes paço and pároco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. paço runs 4 letters (CVCV) against pároco's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between paço and pároco
A purely visual mix-up. paço (/pˈasʊ/) and pároco (/ˈpa.ɾu.ku/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paço is recorded at frequency rank #18,136, classified as anoun, pronounced /pˈasʊ/. pároco is at rank #23,470, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.ɾu.ku/.
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 41606, this pair ranks #24,292 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paço vs pároco
Shared letters: op. Private to "paço": aç. Private to "pároco": crá.
"paço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pároco" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paço" for "pároco" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "paço" or "pároco" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "paço" and "pároco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "paço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pároco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,292 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paço" and "pároco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paçoca vs pároco". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,292 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.