Which to use
“paro” is a verb and “platô” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,123
- “paro” frequency rank
- #45,020
- “platô” frequency rank
- 57143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paro | platô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | preparar. | o disco, numa embreagem a disco, causador da transmissão da força do motor até as rodas de tração |
Letter map: paro vs platô
Shared letters muted; letters that set paro and platô apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. paro runs 4 letters (CVCV) against platô's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - paro and platô
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: paro is averb and platôanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57143, 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/.. platô is at rank #45,020, 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 57143, this pair ranks #9,514 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of paro vs platô
Shared letters: ap. Private to "paro": or. Private to "platô": ltô.
"paro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "platô" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- paro ← apro · paor · parro · pparo · prao
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paro" and "platô" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "paro" or "platô" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "paro" vs "platô" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "paro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "platô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,514 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paro" and "platô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "platô vs Pluto". 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 #9,514 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.