Which to use
“perto” is an adverb and “platô” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #509
- “perto” frequency rank
- #45,020
- “platô” frequency rank
- 45529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perto | platô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a pouca distância | o disco, numa embreagem a disco, causador da transmissão da força do motor até as rodas de tração |
Letter map: perto vs platô
Shared letters muted; letters that set perto and platô apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. perto (CVCCV) and platô (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - perto and platô
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: perto is anadverb and platôanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45529, 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/. 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 45529, this pair ranks #19,857 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perto vs platô
Shared letters: pt. Private to "perto": eor. Private to "platô": alô.
"perto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "platô" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perto ← eprto · perot · perrto · pertto · pperto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perto" and "platô" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perto" or "platô"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "perto" and "platô". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "perto" 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 #19,857 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perto" and "platô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "platô vs Pluto". 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 #19,857 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.