Which to use
“pesar” and “pomar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,088
- “pesar” frequency rank
- #24,115
- “pomar” frequency rank
- 33203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesar | pomar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | condolência | plantação de árvores frutíferas |
Where the eye mixes pesar and pomar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pesar and pomar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pesar vs pomar
A purely visual mix-up. pesar (/pɨ.ˈzaɾ/) and pomar (/pu.ˈmaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesar is recorded at frequency rank #9,088, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈzaɾ/. pomar is at rank #24,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈmaɾ/.
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 33203, this pair ranks #34,372 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pesar vs pomar
Shared letters: apr. Private to "pesar": es. Private to "pomar": mo.
"pesar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pomar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pesar" and "pomar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pesar" vs "pomar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pesar" and "pomar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pomar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,372 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesar" and "pomar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pomar vs pomo". 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 #34,372 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.