Which to use
“parente” and “parentes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,979
- “parente” frequency rank
- #4,575
- “parentes” frequency rank
- 10554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parente | parentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indivíduo que, em relação a outro, pertence à mesma família | forma plural de parente |
Letter map: parente vs parentes
Shared letters muted; letters that set parente and parentes apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Corpus notes: parente and parentes
parente and parentes 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 extra letter(s) - “parente” sits inside “parentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parente is recorded at frequency rank #5,979, classified as anoun. parentes is at rank #4,575, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɐˈɾẽⁿ.ʧɪs/.
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 10554, this pair ranks #62,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parente vs parentes
Shared letters: aenprt. Private to "parente": -. Private to "parentes": s.
"parente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "parentes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parente" and "parentes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "parente" or "parentes" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "parente" vs "parentes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "parente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parente" and "parentes" 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 #62,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.