Which to use
“pároco” and “poço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,470
- “pároco” frequency rank
- #5,129
- “poço” frequency rank
- 28599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pároco | poço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | encarregado de uma paróquia | buraco fundo, geralmente circular, cavado no chão, com o objetivo de encontrar água |
Where the eye mixes pároco and poço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pároco runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against poço's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pároco vs poço
A purely visual mix-up. pároco (/ˈpa.ɾu.ku/) and poço (/ˈpo.su/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pároco is recorded at frequency rank #23,470, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.ɾu.ku/. poço is at rank #5,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpo.su/.
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 28599, this pair ranks #40,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pároco vs poço
Shared letters: op. Private to "pároco": crá. Private to "poço": ç.
"pároco" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "poço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pároco" for "poço" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pároco" vs "poço" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pároco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pároco" and "poço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paçoca vs pároco". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #40,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.