Which to use
“pasto” and “pátio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,436
- “pasto” frequency rank
- #5,990
- “pátio” frequency rank
- 29426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasto | pátio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de pastar | recinto descoberto no interior de uma casa |
Where the eye mixes pasto and pátio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pasto with pátio
A purely visual mix-up. pasto (/ˈpaʃ.tu/) and pátio (/ˈpa.tju/) 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 29426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasto is recorded at frequency rank #23,436, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaʃ.tu/. pátio is at rank #5,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.tju/.
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 29426, this pair ranks #39,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasto vs pátio
Shared letters: opt. Private to "pasto": as. Private to "pátio": iá.
"pasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pátio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasto ← apsto · pasot · passto · pastto · patso · ppasto · psato
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasto" and "pátio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pasto" vs "pátio" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pátio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasto" and "pátio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastar vs pasto". 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 #39,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.