Which to use
“pai” and “paz” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #240
- “pai” frequency rank
- #453
- “paz” frequency rank
- 693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pai | paz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | homem que tem filhos, naturais ou adotivos | estado de coisas que se caracteriza pela harmonia entre os elementos que nele habitam |
Letter map: pai vs paz
Shared letters muted; letters that set pai and paz apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: pai and paz
pai and paz are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - i in “pai” becomes z in “paz”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pai is recorded at frequency rank #240, classified as anoun. paz is at rank #453, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaʃ/.
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 693, this pair ranks #74,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pai vs paz
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pai": i. Private to "paz": z.
"pai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "paz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've compared "pai" and "paz". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pai" and "paz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paz vs pix". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.