Which to use
“parra” and “porta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,076
- “parra” frequency rank
- #832
- “porta” frequency rank
- 29908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parra | porta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ramo novo da videira | peça de madeira, metal ou vidro usada para fechar o buraco aberto numa construção por onde pessoas passam de um cômodo para outro ou de dentro para fora da construção |
Where the eye mixes parra and porta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. parra and porta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: parra vs porta
A purely visual mix-up. parra (/ˈpa.Rɐ/) and porta (/ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parra is recorded at frequency rank #29,076, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.Rɐ/. porta is at rank #832, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/.
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 29908, this pair ranks #38,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parra vs porta
Shared letters: apr. Private to "parra": -. Private to "porta": ot.
"parra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "porta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parra" and "porta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "parra" or "porta" show up more?
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 "parra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "porta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parra" and "porta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pança vs parra". 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 #38,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.