Which to use
“parar” and “pautar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #656
- “parar” frequency rank
- #28,712
- “pautar” frequency rank
- 29368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parar | pautar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | interromper um movimento ou uma ação | fazer pautas, traçar linhas em uma folha de papel |
Where the eye mixes parar and pautar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. parar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against pautar's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between parar and pautar
A purely visual mix-up. parar (/pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/, /pɐ.ˈɾa/) and pautar (/paw.ˈtaɾ/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parar is recorded at frequency rank #656, classified as averb, pronounced /pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/, /pɐ.ˈɾa/. pautar is at rank #28,712, tagged as averb, pronounced /paw.ˈtaɾ/.
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 29368, this pair ranks #39,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parar vs pautar
Shared letters: apr. Private to "parar": -. Private to "pautar": tu.
"parar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pautar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parar" and "pautar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "parar" vs "pautar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "parar" and "pautar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pautar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parar" and "pautar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastar vs pautar". 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 #39,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.