Which to use
“parente” is a noun and “patente” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,979
- “parente” frequency rank
- #7,811
- “patente” frequency rank
- 13790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parente | patente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indivíduo que, em relação a outro, pertence à mesma família | manifesto |
Letter map: parente vs patente
Shared letters muted; letters that set parente and patente apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. parente and patente follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: parente vs patente
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: parente is anoun and patenteanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “parente” becomes t in “patente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parente is recorded at frequency rank #5,979, classified as anoun. patente is at rank #7,811, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pɐ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/.
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 13790, this pair ranks #58,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parente vs patente
Shared letters: aenpt. Private to "parente": r. Private to "patente": -.
"parente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "patente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parente" and "patente" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "parente" or "patente" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "parente" and "patente".
- Full dictionary entry for "parente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parente" and "patente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patente 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 #58,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.