Which to use
“padre” and “parra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,580
- “padre” frequency rank
- #29,076
- “parra” frequency rank
- 30656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padre | parra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | membro da igreja católica; sacerdote | ramo novo da videira |
Where the eye mixes padre and parra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: padre vs parra
A purely visual mix-up. padre (/ˈpa.dɾɨ/) and parra (/ˈpa.Rɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
padre is recorded at frequency rank #1,580, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.dɾɨ/. parra is at rank #29,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.Rɐ/.
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 30656, this pair ranks #37,639 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of padre vs parra
Shared letters: apr. Private to "padre": de. Private to "parra": -.
"padre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "parra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "padre" and "parra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "padre" or "parra"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "padre" and "parra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "padre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,639 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padre" and "parra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pança vs parra". 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 #37,639 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.