Which to use
“pane” and “path” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,961
- “pane” frequency rank
- #25,422
- “path” frequency rank
- 53383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pane | path |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | defeito, quebra | caminho |
Letter map: pane vs path
Shared letters muted; letters that set pane and path apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. pane (CVCV) and path (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - pane / path
pane and path 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pane is recorded at frequency rank #27,961, classified as anoun. path is at rank #25,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pæθ, pɑθ/.
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 53383, this pair ranks #12,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pane vs path
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pane": en. Private to "path": ht.
"pane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "path" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pane" and "path" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pane" vs "path" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "pane" and "path". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pane" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "path" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pane" and "path" 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 #12,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.