Which to use
“perto” is an adverb and “pito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #509
- “perto” frequency rank
- #43,589
- “pito” frequency rank
- 44098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perto | pito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a pouca distância | o mesmo que pinto; franguinho |
Where the eye mixes perto and pito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. perto runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against pito's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between perto and pito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perto is /ˈpɛh.tʊ/, /ˈpɛr.tʊ/ while pito is ['pi.tu]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perto is recorded at frequency rank #509, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈpɛh.tʊ/, /ˈpɛr.tʊ/. pito is at rank #43,589, tagged as anoun, pronounced ['pi.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 44098, this pair ranks #21,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perto vs pito
Shared letters: opt. Private to "perto": er. Private to "pito": i.
"perto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perto" and "pito" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perto" vs "pito" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "perto" and "pito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perto" and "pito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pito vs pix". 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 #21,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.