Which to use
“pagão” is an adjective and “puxão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,306
- “pagão” frequency rank
- #39,818
- “puxão” frequency rank
- 68124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagão | puxão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se de pessoa não batizada | puxada forte e repentina |
Letter map: pagão vs puxão
Shared letters muted; letters that set pagão and puxão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pagão and puxão 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 puxão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pagão is anadjective and puxãoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagão is recorded at frequency rank #28,306, classified as anadj. puxão is at rank #39,818, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈʃɐ̃w̃/.
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 68124, this pair ranks #4,394 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pagão vs puxão
Shared letters: opã. Private to "pagão": ag. Private to "puxão": ux.
"pagão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "puxão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pagão" for "puxão" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pagão" or "puxão" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pagão" and "puxão".
- Full dictionary entry for "pagão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puxão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,394 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagão" and "puxão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs puxão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,394 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.