Which to use
“path” and “prato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,422
- “path” frequency rank
- #3,431
- “prato” frequency rank
- 28853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | path | prato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caminho | vasilha, normalmente de louça ou metal, em que se come ou se serve comida |
Where the eye mixes path and prato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. path runs 4 letters (CVCC) against prato's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between path and prato
A purely visual mix-up. path (/pæθ, pɑθ/) and prato (/ˈpɾa.tu/) 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 28853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
path is recorded at frequency rank #25,422, classified as anoun, pronounced /pæθ, pɑθ/. prato is at rank #3,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.tu/.
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 28853, this pair ranks #39,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of path vs prato
Shared letters: apt. Private to "path": h. Private to "prato": or.
"path" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "prato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "path" and "prato" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "path" vs "prato" - 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 "path" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "path" and "prato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs path". 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 #39,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.