Which to use
“pagão” is an adjective and “pátio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,306
- “pagão” frequency rank
- #5,990
- “pátio” frequency rank
- 34296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagão | pátio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se de pessoa não batizada | recinto descoberto no interior de uma casa |
Letter map: pagão vs pátio
Shared letters muted; letters that set pagão and pátio apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. pagão and pátio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - pagão and pátio
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pagão is anadjective and pátioanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagão is recorded at frequency rank #28,306, classified as anadj. pátio is at rank #5,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.tju/.
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 34296, this pair ranks #33,012 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagão vs pátio
Shared letters: op. Private to "pagão": agã. Private to "pátio": itá.
"pagão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pátio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagão" and "pátio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pagão" vs "pátio" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pagão" and "pátio".
- Full dictionary entry for "pagão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pátio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,012 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagão" and "pátio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pagão vs pilão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,012 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.