Which to use
“paço” and “platô” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,136
- “paço” frequency rank
- #45,020
- “platô” frequency rank
- 63156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paço | platô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | residência oficial de um governante, monarca, soberano ou dignitário religioso | o disco, numa embreagem a disco, causador da transmissão da força do motor até as rodas de tração |
Letter map: paço vs platô
Shared letters muted; letters that set paço and platô apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. paço runs 4 letters (CVCV) against platô's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: paço and platô
paço and platô are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63156, 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/. platô is at rank #45,020, tagged as anoun.
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 63156, this pair ranks #6,326 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of paço vs platô
Shared letters: ap. Private to "paço": oç. Private to "platô": ltô.
"paço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "platô" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paço" for "platô" ever safe?
Which is more common, "paço" or "platô"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "paço" and "platô".
- Full dictionary entry for "paço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "platô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,326 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paço" and "platô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "platô vs Pluto". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #6,326 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.