Which to use
“pavio” and “pódio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,849
- “pavio” frequency rank
- #10,075
- “pódio” frequency rank
- 48924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pavio | pódio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cabo das velas, círios, candeias, mecha | tribuna ou varanda em que os imperadores romanos e as grandes personagens assistiam aos espetáculos |
Where the eye mixes pavio and pódio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pavio and pódio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pavio vs pódio
A purely visual mix-up. pavio (/pɐ.ˈvi.u/) and pódio (/ˈpɔ.dju/) 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 48924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pavio is recorded at frequency rank #38,849, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈvi.u/. pódio is at rank #10,075, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔ.dju/.
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 48924, this pair ranks #16,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pavio vs pódio
Shared letters: iop. Private to "pavio": av. Private to "pódio": dó.
"pavio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pódio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pavio ← apvio · paivo · pavoi · pavvio · ppavio · pvaio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pavio" for "pódio" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pavio" or "pódio" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pavio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pódio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pavio" and "pódio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "papiro vs pavio". 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 #16,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.