Which to use
“pai” is a noun and “parir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #240
- “pai” frequency rank
- #38,846
- “parir” frequency rank
- 39086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pai | parir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | homem que tem filhos, naturais ou adotivos | a ação do parto; realizar o nascimento de uma nova vida gerada em um útero (nos animais vivíparos) |
Letter map: pai vs parir
Shared letters muted; letters that set pai and parir apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for pai / parir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pai is anoun and pariraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pai is recorded at frequency rank #240, classified as anoun. parir is at rank #38,846, tagged as averb, pronounced /paˈɾi(ʁ)/ [paˈɾi(h)].
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 39086, this pair ranks #27,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pai vs parir
Shared letters: aip. Private to "pai": -. Private to "parir": r.
"pai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "parir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parir ← aprir · pairr · parirr · parri · parrir · pparir · prair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pai" and "parir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pai" vs "parir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "pai" vs "parir" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pai" and "parir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "papiro vs parir". 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 #27,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.