Which to use
“pata” and “paz” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,417
- “pata” frequency rank
- #453
- “paz” frequency rank
- 15870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pata | paz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a fêmea do pato | estado de coisas que se caracteriza pela harmonia entre os elementos que nele habitam |
Where the eye mixes pata and paz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pata vs paz
A purely visual mix-up. pata (/ˈpa.tɐ/) and paz (/ˈpaʃ/) 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 15870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pata is recorded at frequency rank #15,417, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.tɐ/. paz is at rank #453, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaʃ/.
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 15870, this pair ranks #55,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pata vs paz
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pata": t. Private to "paz": z.
"pata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "paz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pata ← apta · paat · patta · ppata · ptaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pata" for "paz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pata" vs "paz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pata" and "paz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastar vs pata". 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 #55,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.