Which to use
“patrol” and “prol” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,655
- “patrol” frequency rank
- #6,692
- “prol” frequency rank
- 48347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patrol | prol |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | patrulha | proveito, lucro, vantagem |
Letter map: patrol vs prol
Shared letters muted; letters that set patrol and prol apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - patrol / prol
patrol and prol are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patrol is recorded at frequency rank #41,655, classified as anoun, pronounced /pəˈtɹəʊl/. prol is at rank #6,692, 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 48347, this pair ranks #16,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of patrol vs prol
Shared letters: lopr. Private to "patrol": at. Private to "prol": -.
"patrol" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "prol" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "patrol" and "prol" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "patrol" vs "prol" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "patrol" vs "prol" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "patrol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patrol" and "prol" 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 #16,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.