paredevsparenteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,020
“parede” frequency rank
#5,979
“parente” frequency rank
7999
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parede parente
Definition obra de alvenaria que fecha ou divide o espaço em uma construção indivíduo que, em relação a outro, pertence à mesma família

Letter map: parede vs parente

Shared letters muted; letters that set parede and parente apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
parede
7 ch
parente

Corpus notes: parede and parente

parede and parente 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parede is recorded at frequency rank #2,020, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈɾe.dʒɪ/. parente is at rank #5,979, tagged as anoun.

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 7999, this pair ranks #65,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of parede vs parente

Shared letters: aepr. Private to "parede": d. Private to "parente": nt.

"parede" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "parente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paredeaprede · paerde · pardee · paredde · pareed · parrede · pparede · praede
  • parenteaprente · paernte · parenet · parennte · parentte · paretne · parnete · parrente

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "parede" for "parente" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "parede" vs "parente" - which ranks higher?
"parede" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,020 in our Portuguese list, against #5,979 for "parente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "parede" and "parente".

  • Full dictionary entry for "parede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "parente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parede" and "parente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parente vs piamente". 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 #65,947 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