Which to use
“página” is a noun and “patinar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #705
- “página” frequency rank
- #45,009
- “patinar” frequency rank
- 45714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | página | patinar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conteúdo de texto num livro ou similar que ocupa um dos lados de uma folha | andar de patins |
Where the eye mixes página and patinar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. página runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against patinar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between página and patinar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: página is /ˈpa.ʒi.nɐ/ while patinar is /pɐ.ti.ˈnaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
página is recorded at frequency rank #705, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.ʒi.nɐ/. patinar is at rank #45,009, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɐ.ti.ˈnaɾ/.
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 45714, this pair ranks #19,681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of página vs patinar
Shared letters: ainp. Private to "página": gá. Private to "patinar": rt.
"página" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "patinar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- patinar ← aptinar · paitnar · patianr · patinarr · patinnar · patinra · patniar · pattinar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "página" for "patinar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "página" or "patinar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "página" and "patinar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "página" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patinar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "página" and "patinar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patinar vs platina". 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 #19,681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.