Which to use
“pai” and “pião” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #240
- “pai” frequency rank
- #35,727
- “pião” frequency rank
- 35967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pai | pião |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | homem que tem filhos, naturais ou adotivos | brinquedo que consiste em puxar uma corda enrolada a um objeto afunilado, geralmente de madeira ou plástico e com uma ponta de ferro, colocando-o em rotação no solo, mantendo-se erguido |
Letter map: pai vs pião
Shared letters muted; letters that set pai and pião apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - pai / pião
pai and pião 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pai is recorded at frequency rank #240, classified as anoun. pião is at rank #35,727, tagged as anoun.
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 35967, this pair ranks #30,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pai vs pião
Shared letters: ip. Private to "pai": a. Private to "pião": oã.
"pai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "pião" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pai" and "pião" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pai" vs "pião" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pai" and "pião".
- Full dictionary entry for "pai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pião" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pai" and "pião" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pião vs pix". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.