Which to use
“pássaro” and “passeio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,378
- “pássaro” frequency rank
- #3,791
- “passeio” frequency rank
- 12169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pássaro | passeio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ave voadora de pequeno porte | ato ou efeito de passear |
Where the eye mixes pássaro and passeio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pássaro (CVCCVCV) and passeio (CVCCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses pássaro with passeio
A purely visual mix-up. pássaro (/ˈpa.sɐ.ɾu/) and passeio (/pɐ.ˈsɐj.u/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pássaro is recorded at frequency rank #8,378, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.sɐ.ɾu/. passeio is at rank #3,791, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈsɐj.u/.
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 12169, this pair ranks #60,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pássaro vs passeio
Shared letters: aops. Private to "pássaro": rá. Private to "passeio": ei.
"pássaro" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "passeio" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- passeio ← apsseio · paseio · pasesio · passeoi · passieo · ppasseio · psaseio
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pássaro" and "passeio" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pássaro" or "passeio" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pássaro" and "passeio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pássaro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passeio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pássaro" and "passeio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pássaro vs pastar". 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 #60,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.