peãovspratoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,423
“peão” frequency rank
#3,431
“prato” frequency rank
18854
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peão prato
Definition empregado sem subordinados que atua em diversas atividades, como agropecuária e construção civil vasilha, normalmente de louça ou metal, em que se come ou se serve comida

Where the eye mixes peão and prato

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
peão
5 ch
prato

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. peão (/ˈpjɐ̃w̃/) and prato (/ˈpɾa.tu/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18854, 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/. prato is at rank #3,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.tu/.

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 18854, this pair ranks #52,027 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of peão vs prato

Shared letters: op. Private to "peão": . Private to "prato": art.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pratopprato · praot · pratto · prrato · prtao · rpato

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "peão" and "prato" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈpjɐ̃w̃/ versus /ˈpɾa.tu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "peão" or "prato"?
"prato" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,431 in our Portuguese list, against #15,423 for "peão". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "peão" and "prato". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "peão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "prato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #52,027 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peão" and "prato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peão vs pilão". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list