Which to use
“pães” and “path” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,933
- “pães” frequency rank
- #25,422
- “path” frequency rank
- 40355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pães | path |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de pão | caminho |
Where the eye mixes pães and path
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. pães (CVVC) and path (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: pães vs path
A purely visual mix-up. pães (/ˈpɐ̃j̃ʃ/) and path (/pæθ, pɑθ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40355, 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/. path is at rank #25,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pæθ, pɑθ/.
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 40355, this pair ranks #25,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pães vs path
Shared letters: p. Private to "pães": esã. Private to "path": aht.
"pães" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "path" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- path ← apth · paht · pathh · patth · ppath · ptah
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pães" and "path" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pães" or "path"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pães" and "path" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pães" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "path" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pães" and "path" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs path". 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 #25,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.