Which to use
“pato” is an adjective and “platô” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,330
- “pato” frequency rank
- #45,020
- “platô” frequency rank
- 51350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pato | platô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empatado | o disco, numa embreagem a disco, causador da transmissão da força do motor até as rodas de tração |
Letter map: pato vs platô
Shared letters muted; letters that set pato and platô apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pato runs 4 letters (CVCV) against platô's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - pato and platô
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pato is anadjective and platôanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pato is recorded at frequency rank #6,330, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈpa.tʊ/. platô is at rank #45,020, tagged as anoun.
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 51350, this pair ranks #13,675 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pato vs platô
Shared letters: apt. Private to "pato": o. Private to "platô": lô.
"pato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "platô" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pato ← apto · paot · patto · ppato · ptao
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pato" and "platô" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pato" or "platô"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pato" and "platô".
- Full dictionary entry for "pato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "platô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,675 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pato" and "platô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "platô vs Pluto". 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 #13,675 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.