Which to use
“pagão” and “pato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,306
- “pagão” frequency rank
- #6,330
- “pato” frequency rank
- 34636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagão | pato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se de pessoa não batizada | empatado |
Letter map: pagão vs pato
Shared letters muted; letters that set pagão and pato apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pagão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against pato's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - pagão / pato
pagão and pato 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagão is recorded at frequency rank #28,306, classified as anadj. pato is at rank #6,330, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈpa.tʊ/.
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 34636, this pair ranks #32,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagão vs pato
Shared letters: aop. Private to "pagão": gã. Private to "pato": t.
"pagão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pato ← apto · paot · patto · ppato · ptao
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pagão" and "pato" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pagão" vs "pato" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pagão" and "pato".
- Full dictionary entry for "pagão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagão" and "pato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pagão vs pilão". 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 #32,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.