Which to use
“pântano” and “plantão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,536
- “pântano” frequency rank
- #8,939
- “plantão” frequency rank
- 28475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pântano | plantão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extensão de terras baixas e alagadiças | serviço policial, distribuído diariamente a um soldado, dentro da própria caserna, companhia ou bataria |
Where the eye mixes pântano and plantão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pântano (CVCCVCV) and plantão (CCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses pântano with plantão
A purely visual mix-up. pântano (/ˈpɐ̃.tɐ.nu/) and plantão (/plɐ̃.ˈtɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pântano is recorded at frequency rank #19,536, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɐ̃.tɐ.nu/. plantão is at rank #8,939, tagged as anoun, pronounced /plɐ̃.ˈtɐ̃w̃/.
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 28475, this pair ranks #40,332 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pântano vs plantão
Shared letters: anopt. Private to "pântano": â. Private to "plantão": lã.
"pântano" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "plantão" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pântano" for "plantão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pântano" vs "plantão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pântano" and "plantão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pântano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plantão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,332 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pântano" and "plantão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pântano vs panteão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #40,332 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.