Which to use
“pálido” and “plácido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,131
- “pálido” frequency rank
- #42,155
- “plácido” frequency rank
- 66286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pálido | plácido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | descorado, demasiadamente branco ou amarelo | calmo, tranquilo, sereno |
Letter map: pálido vs plácido
Shared letters muted; letters that set pálido and plácido apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. pálido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against plácido's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on pálido vs plácido
pálido and plácido 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 66286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pálido is recorded at frequency rank #24,131, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈpa.li.du/. plácido is at rank #42,155, tagged as anadj.
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 66286, this pair ranks #5,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pálido vs plácido
Shared letters: dilopá. Private to "pálido": -. Private to "plácido": c.
"pálido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "plácido" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pálido" and "plácido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pálido" or "plácido" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "pálido" and "plácido". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pálido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plácido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pálido" and "plácido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pálido vs papiro". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.