Which to use
“pátio” and “patroa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,990
- “pátio” frequency rank
- #17,599
- “patroa” frequency rank
- 23589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pátio | patroa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recinto descoberto no interior de uma casa | feminino de patrão |
Where the eye mixes pátio and patroa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pátio runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against patroa's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pátio vs patroa
A purely visual mix-up. pátio (/ˈpa.tju/) and patroa (/pɐ.ˈtɾo.ɐ/) 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 23589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pátio is recorded at frequency rank #5,990, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.tju/. patroa is at rank #17,599, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈtɾo.ɐ/.
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 23589, this pair ranks #46,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pátio vs patroa
Shared letters: opt. Private to "pátio": iá. Private to "patroa": ar.
"pátio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "patroa" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- patroa ← aptroa · partoa · patora · patrao · patrroa · pattroa · ppatroa · ptaroa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pátio" and "patroa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pátio" vs "patroa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pátio" and "patroa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pátio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patroa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pátio" and "patroa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patroa vs patronal". 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 #46,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.