Which to use
“passe” and “praise” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,337
- “passe” frequency rank
- #44,057
- “praise” frequency rank
- 46394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passe | praise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | licença, permissão | louvor |
Where the eye mixes passe and praise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. passe runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against praise's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses passe with praise
A purely visual mix-up. passe (/ˈpa.sɨ/) and praise (/pɹeɪz/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passe is recorded at frequency rank #2,337, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.sɨ/. praise is at rank #44,057, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɹeɪz/.
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 46394, this pair ranks #18,905 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of passe vs praise
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "passe": -. Private to "praise": ir.
"passe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "praise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "passe" for "praise" ever safe?
Which is more common, "passe" or "praise"?
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 "passe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "praise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,905 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passe" and "praise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "praise vs promise". 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 #18,905 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.