Which to use
“pasto” and “poste” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,436
- “pasto” frequency rank
- #7,683
- “poste” frequency rank
- 31119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasto | poste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de pastar | grande e alongado cilindro de madeira, cimento ou outro material e que é usado para sustentar fios elétricos, lâmpadas, etc |
Letter map: pasto vs poste
Shared letters muted; letters that set pasto and poste apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on pasto vs poste
pasto and poste are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31119, 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/. poste is at rank #7,683, tagged as anoun.
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 31119, this pair ranks #37,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasto vs poste
Shared letters: opst. Private to "pasto": a. Private to "poste": e.
"pasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "pasto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasto" and "poste" 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 #37,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.