parvspixWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“par” and “pix” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,060
“par” frequency rank
#47,539
“pix” frequency rank
49599
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature par pix
Definition diz-se dos números divisíveis por 2 que ocorre pelo sistema brasileiro de transferência bancária digital instantânea Pix

Letter map: par vs pix

Shared letters muted; letters that set par and pix apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. par and pix follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

3 ch
par
3 ch
pix

Spelling & dictionary notes on par vs pix

par and pix 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 49599, 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/. pix is at rank #47,539, tagged as anadj.

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 49599, this pair ranks #15,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of par vs pix

Shared letters: p. Private to "par": ar. Private to "pix": ix.

"par" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "pix" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "par" for "pix" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "par" vs "pix" - which ranks higher?
"par" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,060 in our Portuguese list, against #47,539 for "pix". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "par" vs "pix" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "par" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "par" and "pix" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pito vs pix". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #15,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list