Which to use
“pausa” is a noun and “pautar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,774
- “pausa” frequency rank
- #28,712
- “pautar” frequency rank
- 34486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pausa | pautar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma pequena parada ou interrupção quando se está fazendo ou falando algo | fazer pautas, traçar linhas em uma folha de papel |
Letter map: pausa vs pautar
Shared letters muted; letters that set pausa and pautar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. pausa runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against pautar's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: pausa vs pautar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pausa is anoun and pautaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pausa is recorded at frequency rank #5,774, classified as anoun. pautar is at rank #28,712, tagged as averb, pronounced /paw.ˈtaɾ/.
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 34486, this pair ranks #32,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pausa vs pautar
Shared letters: apu. Private to "pausa": s. Private to "pautar": rt.
"pausa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "pautar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pausa" for "pautar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pausa" vs "pautar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "pausa" and "pautar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pausa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pautar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pausa" and "pautar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastar vs pautar". 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 #32,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.