Which to use
“paro” is a verb and “pião” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,123
- “paro” frequency rank
- #35,727
- “pião” frequency rank
- 47850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paro | pião |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | preparar. | brinquedo que consiste em puxar uma corda enrolada a um objeto afunilado, geralmente de madeira ou plástico e com uma ponta de ferro, colocando-o em rotação no solo, mantendo-se erguido |
Letter map: paro vs pião
Shared letters muted; letters that set paro and pião apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. paro (CVCV) and pião (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - paro and pião
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: paro is averb and piãoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paro is recorded at frequency rank #12,123, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈpa.roː/.. pião is at rank #35,727, 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 47850, this pair ranks #17,359 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of paro vs pião
Shared letters: op. Private to "paro": ar. Private to "pião": iã.
"paro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pião" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- paro ← apro · paor · parro · pparo · prao
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "paro" and "pião". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "paro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pião" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,359 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paro" and "pião" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pião vs pix". 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 #17,359 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.