Which to use
“página” and “platina” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #705
- “página” frequency rank
- #16,839
- “platina” frequency rank
- 17544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | página | platina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conteúdo de texto num livro ou similar que ocupa um dos lados de uma folha | elemento químico de símbolo Pt, possui o número atômico 78 e massa atômica relativa 195,078 u; é um metal de transição, branco acinzentado; é obtida em conjunto com minérios ricos em sulfureto de cobre-níquel, associados às rochas vulcânicas; utilizada como catalisador de reações químicas, em eletrodos não reativos nos processos eletrolíticos, na fabricação de equipamentos cirúrgicos, implantes ortopédicos e em joias |
Where the eye mixes página and platina
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. página runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against platina's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses página with platina
A purely visual mix-up. página (/ˈpa.ʒi.nɐ/) and platina (/plɐ.ˈti.nɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17544, 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/. platina is at rank #16,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced /plɐ.ˈti.nɐ/.
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 17544, this pair ranks #53,675 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of página vs platina
Shared letters: ainp. Private to "página": gá. Private to "platina": lt.
"página" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "platina" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- platina ← lpatina · paltina · plaitna · platian · platinna · platnia · plattina · pllatina
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "página" for "platina" ever safe?
Which is more common, "página" or "platina"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "página" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "platina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,675 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "página" and "platina" 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 #53,675 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.