Which to use
“palha” is an adjective and “pausa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,083
- “palha” frequency rank
- #5,774
- “pausa” frequency rank
- 14857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | palha | pausa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fraco ou ruim | uma pequena parada ou interrupção quando se está fazendo ou falando algo |
Letter map: palha vs pausa
Shared letters muted; letters that set palha and pausa apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: palha vs pausa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: palha is anadjective and pausaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
palha is recorded at frequency rank #9,083, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈpa.ʎɐ/. pausa is at rank #5,774, 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 14857, this pair ranks #57,109 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of palha vs pausa
Shared letters: ap. Private to "palha": hl. Private to "pausa": su.
"palha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pausa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "palha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pausa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,109 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "palha" and "pausa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs palha". 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 #57,109 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.