Which to use
“padre” and “puré” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,580
- “padre” frequency rank
- #41,198
- “puré” frequency rank
- 42778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padre | puré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | membro da igreja católica; sacerdote | iguaria feita de legumes, carnes ou frutas raladas transformadas num caldo grosso ou numa massa pastosa |
Where the eye mixes padre and puré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between padre and puré
A purely visual mix-up. padre (/ˈpa.dɾɨ/) and puré (/pu.ˈɾɛ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42778, 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/. puré is at rank #41,198, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈɾɛ/.
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 42778, this pair ranks #22,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of padre vs puré
Shared letters: pr. Private to "padre": ade. Private to "puré": ué.
"padre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "puré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- padre ← apdre · paddre · pader · padrre · parde · pdare · ppadre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "padre" and "puré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "padre" or "puré" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "padre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padre" and "puré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs puré". 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 #22,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.