peãovsplatôWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“peão” and “platô” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,423
“peão” frequency rank
#45,020
“platô” frequency rank
60443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peão platô
Definition empregado sem subordinados que atua em diversas atividades, como agropecuária e construção civil o disco, numa embreagem a disco, causador da transmissão da força do motor até as rodas de tração

Letter map: peão vs platô

Shared letters muted; letters that set peão and platô apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. peão runs 4 letters (CVVV) against platô's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
peão
5 ch
platô

Spelling & dictionary notes on peão vs platô

peão and platô 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peão is recorded at frequency rank #15,423, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpjɐ̃w̃/. platô is at rank #45,020, 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 60443, this pair ranks #7,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of peão vs platô

Shared letters: p. Private to "peão": eoã. Private to "platô": altô.

"peão" · 4 letters · shape CVVV  ·  "platô" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "peão" and "platô" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "peão" vs "platô" - which ranks higher?
"peão" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,423 in our Portuguese list, against #45,020 for "platô". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "peão" vs "platô" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "peão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "platô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peão" and "platô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "platô vs Pluto". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #7,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list