peladovsplatôWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pelado is a adjective, platô is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pelado” is an adjective and “platô” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,601
“pelado” frequency rank
#45,020
“platô” frequency rank
62621
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pelado platô
Definition sem pelo o disco, numa embreagem a disco, causador da transmissão da força do motor até as rodas de tração

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pelado and platô apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
pelado
5 ch
platô

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pelado is anadjective and platôanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pelado is recorded at frequency rank #17,601, classified as anadj, pronounced /pe.ˈla.du/. 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 62621, this pair ranks #6,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pelado vs platô

Shared letters: alp. Private to "pelado": deo. Private to "platô": .

"pelado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "platô" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peladoeplado · pealdo · peladdo · pelaod · peldao · pellado · pleado · ppelado

Frequency comparison

pelado#17,601
platô#45,020

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pelado" and "platô" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pelado" is an adjective and "platô" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pelado" or "platô"?
"pelado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,601 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.

Remembering pelado vs platô

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “pelado”; for a noun, it's “platô”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “pelado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list