Which to use
“pastar” and “pautar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,580
- “pastar” frequency rank
- #28,712
- “pautar” frequency rank
- 77292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pastar | pautar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | comer a erva de | fazer pautas, traçar linhas em uma folha de papel |
Where the eye mixes pastar and pautar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pastar vs pautar
A purely visual mix-up. pastar (/pɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/) and pautar (/paw.ˈtaɾ/) 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 - s in “pastar” becomes u in “pautar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pastar is recorded at frequency rank #48,580, classified as averb, pronounced /pɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/. pautar is at rank #28,712, tagged as averb, pronounced /paw.ˈtaɾ/.
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 77292, this pair ranks #1,920 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pastar vs pautar
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "pastar": s. Private to "pautar": u.
"pastar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pautar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pastar" and "pautar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pastar" or "pautar"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pastar" and "pautar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pastar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pautar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,920 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pastar" and "pautar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastar vs pasteur". 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 #1,920 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.