Which to use
“pança” and “pata” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,779
- “pança” frequency rank
- #15,417
- “pata” frequency rank
- 55196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pança | pata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | um dos estômagos dos ruminantes, o primeiro e o maior; bandulho | a fêmea do pato |
Where the eye mixes pança and pata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pança runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against pata's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pança vs pata
A purely visual mix-up. pança (/ˈpɐ̃.sɐ/) and pata (/ˈpa.tɐ/) 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 55196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pança is recorded at frequency rank #39,779, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɐ̃.sɐ/. pata is at rank #15,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.tɐ/.
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 55196, this pair ranks #10,751 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pança vs pata
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pança": nç. Private to "pata": t.
"pança" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pata ← apta · paat · patta · ppata · ptaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pança" and "pata" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pança" vs "pata" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pança" and "pata" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pança" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,751 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pança" and "pata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paçoca vs pança". 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 #10,751 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.