Which to use
“país” and “Paris” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #214
- “país” frequency rank
- #1,368
- “Paris” frequency rank
- 1582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | país | Paris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | região; terra | Paris |
Where the eye mixes país and Paris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: país vs Paris
A purely visual mix-up. país (/pɐ.ˈiʃ/) and Paris (/paˈriːs/) 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 1582, 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/. Paris is at rank #1,368, tagged as anoun, pronounced /paˈriːs/.
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 1582, this pair ranks #73,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of país vs Paris
Shared letters: aps. Private to "país": í. Private to "Paris": ir.
"país" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Paris" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Paris ← apris · pairs · pariss · parris · parsi · pparis · prais
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "país" for "Paris" ever safe?
Which is more common, "país" or "Paris"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "país" and "Paris" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "país" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Paris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "país" and "Paris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "país vs pix". 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 #73,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.