Which to use
“pagão” is an adjective and “pilão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,306
- “pagão” frequency rank
- #45,522
- “pilão” frequency rank
- 73828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagão | pilão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se de pessoa não batizada | mão do almofariz |
Letter map: pagão vs pilão
Shared letters muted; letters that set pagão and pilão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pagão and pilão 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 pilão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pagão is anadjective and pilãoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagão is recorded at frequency rank #28,306, classified as anadj. pilão is at rank #45,522, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pi.ˈlɐ̃w̃/.
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 73828, this pair ranks #2,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pagão vs pilão
Shared letters: opã. Private to "pagão": ag. Private to "pilão": il.
"pagão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pilão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pagão" and "pilão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pagão" vs "pilão" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "pagão" and "pilão". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pilão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagão" and "pilão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs platô". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.