Which to use
“par” is an adjective and “paz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,060
- “par” frequency rank
- #453
- “paz” frequency rank
- 2513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | par | paz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se dos números divisíveis por 2 | estado de coisas que se caracteriza pela harmonia entre os elementos que nele habitam |
Where the eye mixes par and paz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between par and paz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: par is /paχ/ while paz is /ˈpaʃ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “par” becomes z in “paz”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
par is recorded at frequency rank #2,060, classified as anadj, pronounced /paχ/. paz is at rank #453, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaʃ/.
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 2513, this pair ranks #72,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of par vs paz
Shared letters: ap. Private to "par": r. Private to "paz": z.
"par" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "paz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "par" and "paz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "par" or "paz" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "par" and "paz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "par" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "par" and "paz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "par vs pix". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,854 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.