Which to use
“pátria” and “patrol” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,991
- “pátria” frequency rank
- #41,655
- “patrol” frequency rank
- 47646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pátria | patrol |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | país em que nascemos | patrulha |
Where the eye mixes pátria and patrol
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pátria (CVCCVV) and patrol (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses pátria with patrol
A purely visual mix-up. pátria (/ˈpa.tɾjɐ/) and patrol (/pəˈtɹəʊl/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pátria is recorded at frequency rank #5,991, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.tɾjɐ/. patrol is at rank #41,655, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pəˈtɹəʊl/.
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 47646, this pair ranks #17,580 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pátria vs patrol
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "pátria": iá. Private to "patrol": lo.
"pátria" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "patrol" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- patrol ← aptrol · partol · patorl · patrlo · patroll · patrrol · pattrol · ppatrol
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pátria" and "patrol" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pátria" or "patrol" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pátria" and "patrol" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pátria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patrol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,580 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pátria" and "patrol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patrol 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 #17,580 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.