país vs pan, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“país” and “pan” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#214
“país” frequency rank: #4,573
“pan” frequency rank: 4787
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	país	pan
Definition	região; terra	a designação, dirigindo-se a uma pessoa pelo seu nome, apelido, título ou profissão; Sr.

Where the eye mixes país and pan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch

país

3 ch

pan

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. país (/pɐ.ˈiʃ/) and pan (/ˈpan) 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 4787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

país is recorded at frequency rank #214, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈiʃ/. pan is at rank #4,573, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpan.

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 4787, this pair ranks #69,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of país vs pan

Shared letters: ap. Private to "país": sí. Private to "pan": n.

"país" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "pan" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "país" and "pan" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/pɐ.ˈiʃ/ versus /ˈpan) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "país" or "pan"?

"país" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #214 in our Portuguese list, against #4,573 for "pan". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "país" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "pan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #69,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"país" and "pan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pan vs pix". Nearby pair

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