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“panqueca” and “panquecas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,760
- “panqueca” frequency rank
- #26,129
- “panquecas” frequency rank
- 49889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | panqueca | panquecas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | massa à base de farinha, leite e ovos, normalmente preparada frita no óleo ou na manteiga | plural de panqueca |
Where the eye mixes panqueca and panquecas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. panqueca runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against panquecas's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: panqueca vs panquecas
A purely visual mix-up. panqueca ([pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kə], plural: [pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kəʃ]) and panquecas (/pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kəʃ/) 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 extra letter(s) - “panqueca” sits inside “panquecas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
panqueca is recorded at frequency rank #23,760, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kə], plural: [pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kəʃ]. panquecas is at rank #26,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kəʃ/.
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 49889, this pair ranks #15,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of panqueca vs panquecas
Shared letters: acenpqu. Private to "panqueca": -. Private to "panquecas": s.
"panqueca" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "panquecas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "panqueca" and "panquecas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "panqueca" or "panquecas"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "panqueca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "panquecas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "panqueca" and "panquecas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "panqueca vs paquera". 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 #15,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.