Which to use
“pauta” and “pinta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,330
- “pauta” frequency rank
- #11,325
- “pinta” frequency rank
- 16655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pauta | pinta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | papel com traços paralelos para auxiliar a escrita direita | mancha de pequeno tamanho; nódoa, sarda, sinal |
Where the eye mixes pauta and pinta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pauta vs pinta
A purely visual mix-up. pauta (/ˈpaw.tɐ/) and pinta (/ˈpĩ.tɐ/) 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 16655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pauta is recorded at frequency rank #5,330, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaw.tɐ/. pinta is at rank #11,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpĩ.tɐ/.
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 16655, this pair ranks #54,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pauta vs pinta
Shared letters: apt. Private to "pauta": u. Private to "pinta": in.
"pauta" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "pinta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pauta" for "pinta" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pauta" vs "pinta" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pauta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pinta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pauta" and "pinta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pietra vs pinta". 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 #54,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.