Which to use
“patente” and “poente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,811
- “patente” frequency rank
- #28,325
- “poente” frequency rank
- 36136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patente | poente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | manifesto | que põe ou se põe, especialmente no caso do Sol |
Where the eye mixes patente and poente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. patente runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against poente's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses patente with poente
A purely visual mix-up. patente (/pɐ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/) and poente (/ˈpwẽ.tɨ/) 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 36136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patente is recorded at frequency rank #7,811, classified as anadj, pronounced /pɐ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/. poente is at rank #28,325, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈpwẽ.tɨ/.
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 36136, this pair ranks #30,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patente vs poente
Shared letters: enpt. Private to "patente": a. Private to "poente": o.
"patente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "poente" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "patente" and "poente" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "patente" vs "poente" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "patente" and "poente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patente" and "poente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poente vs pont". 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 #30,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.