Which to use
“pane” and “pão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,961
- “pane” frequency rank
- #1,942
- “pão” frequency rank
- 29903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pane | pão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | defeito, quebra | alimento à base de farinha amassada, fermentada e assada em forno |
Letter map: pane vs pão
Shared letters muted; letters that set pane and pão apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Pair insight - pane / pão
pane and pão 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 29903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pane is recorded at frequency rank #27,961, classified as anoun. pão is at rank #1,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɐ̃w̃/.
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 29903, this pair ranks #38,627 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pane vs pão
Shared letters: p. Private to "pane": aen. Private to "pão": oã.
"pane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pão" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pane ← apne · paen · panne · pnae · ppane
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pane" and "pão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pane" vs "pão" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "pane" and "pão". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pane" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,627 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pane" and "pão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs pane". 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 #38,627 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.