Which to use
“pátio” and “pavio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,990
- “pátio” frequency rank
- #38,849
- “pavio” frequency rank
- 44839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pátio | pavio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recinto descoberto no interior de uma casa | cabo das velas, círios, candeias, mecha |
Where the eye mixes pátio and pavio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pátio and pavio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pátio vs pavio
A purely visual mix-up. pátio (/ˈpa.tju/) and pavio (/pɐ.ˈvi.u/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44839, 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/. pavio is at rank #38,849, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈvi.u/.
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 44839, this pair ranks #20,586 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pátio vs pavio
Shared letters: iop. Private to "pátio": tá. Private to "pavio": av.
"pátio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pavio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pavio ← apvio · paivo · pavoi · pavvio · ppavio · pvaio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pátio" for "pavio" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pátio" or "pavio"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pátio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pavio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,586 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pátio" and "pavio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "papiro vs pavio". 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 #20,586 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.