Which to use
“país” and “passe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #214
- “país” frequency rank
- #2,337
- “passe” frequency rank
- 2551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | país | passe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | região; terra | licença, permissão |
Where the eye mixes país and passe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between país and passe
A purely visual mix-up. país (/pɐ.ˈiʃ/) and passe (/ˈpa.sɨ/) 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 2551, 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/. passe is at rank #2,337, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.sɨ/.
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 2551, this pair ranks #72,801 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of país vs passe
Shared letters: aps. Private to "país": í. Private to "passe": e.
"país" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "passe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- passe ← apsse · pase · pases · ppasse · psase
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "país" and "passe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "país" vs "passe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "país" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,801 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "país" and "passe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs passe". 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 #72,801 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.