Which to use
“parede” and “parque” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,020
- “parede” frequency rank
- #1,055
- “parque” frequency rank
- 3075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parede | parque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | obra de alvenaria que fecha ou divide o espaço em uma construção | terreno extenso (por vezes murado, ajardinado ou silvestre) para plantas ou para caça |
Where the eye mixes parede and parque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between parede and parque
A purely visual mix-up. parede (/pɐ.ˈɾe.dʒɪ/) and parque (/ˈpaɾ.kɨ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3075, 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/. parque is at rank #1,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaɾ.kɨ/.
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 3075, this pair ranks #72,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parede vs parque
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "parede": d. Private to "parque": qu.
"parede" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "parque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parede" for "parque" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parede" vs "parque" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parede" and "parque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parque vs psique". 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 #72,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.