Which to use
“pães” and “pane” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,933
- “pães” frequency rank
- #27,961
- “pane” frequency rank
- 42894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pães | pane |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de pão | defeito, quebra |
Letter map: pães vs pane
Shared letters muted; letters that set pães and pane apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. pães (CVVC) and pane (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - pães / pane
pães and pane 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pães is recorded at frequency rank #14,933, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɐ̃j̃ʃ/. pane is at rank #27,961, 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 42894, this pair ranks #22,818 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pães vs pane
Shared letters: ep. Private to "pães": sã. Private to "pane": an.
"pães" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "pane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pane ← apne · paen · panne · pnae · ppane
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pães" for "pane" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pães" vs "pane" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pães" and "pane".
- Full dictionary entry for "pães" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pane" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,818 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pães" and "pane" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs pane". 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 #22,818 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.