Which to use
“parreira” and “parteira” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,276
- “parreira” frequency rank
- #31,485
- “parteira” frequency rank
- 71761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parreira | parteira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estrutura elevada armada horizontalmente sobre a que medra e trepa a videira | feminino de parteiro |
Where the eye mixes parreira and parteira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. parreira and parteira follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: parreira vs parteira
A purely visual mix-up. parreira (/pɐ.ˈRɐj.ɾɐ/) and parteira (/pɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/) 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 a single letter - r in “parreira” becomes t in “parteira”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parreira is recorded at frequency rank #40,276, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈRɐj.ɾɐ/. parteira is at rank #31,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/.
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 71761, this pair ranks #3,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parreira vs parteira
Shared letters: aeipr. Private to "parreira": -. Private to "parteira": t.
"parreira" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "parteira" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parreira" for "parteira" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parreira" vs "parteira" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parreira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parteira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parreira" and "parteira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parreira vs porteira". 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 #3,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.