Which to use
“path” is a noun and “push” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,422
- “path” frequency rank
- #23,469
- “push” frequency rank
- 48891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | path | push |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caminho | empurrar, dar empurrões, deslocar empurrando |
Letter map: path vs push
Shared letters muted; letters that set path and push apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - path and push
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: path is anoun and pushaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48891, 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/. push is at rank #23,469, tagged as averb.
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 48891, this pair ranks #16,229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of path vs push
Shared letters: hp. Private to "path": at. Private to "push": su.
"path" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "push" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "path" and "push" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "path" or "push"?
What to do next
You've compared "path" and "push". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "path" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "push" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "path" and "push" 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 #16,229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.