Which to use
“pé” and “pote” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #878
- “pé” frequency rank
- #10,588
- “pote” frequency rank
- 11466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pé | pote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extremidade dos membros inferiores do corpo humano, responsável pelo equilíbrio | cântaro grande para líquidos |
Where the eye mixes pé and pote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pé vs pote
A purely visual mix-up. pé (/ˈpɛ/) and pote (/ˈpɔ.tɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pé is recorded at frequency rank #878, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɛ/. pote is at rank #10,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔ.tɨ/.
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 11466, this pair ranks #61,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pé vs pote
Shared letters: p. Private to "pé": é. Private to "pote": eot.
"pé" · 2 letters · shape CV · "pote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pote ← opte · poet · potte · ppote · ptoe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pé" and "pote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pé" or "pote" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pé" and "pote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs pote". 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 #61,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.