Which to use
“peste” and “ponte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,061
- “peste” frequency rank
- #1,859
- “ponte” frequency rank
- 11920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peste | ponte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | epidemia grave | construção que liga dois locais separados por superfície líquida ou por depressão |
Where the eye mixes peste and ponte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between peste and ponte
A purely visual mix-up. peste (/ˈpɛʃ.tɨ/) and ponte (/ˈpõw.tʃi/) 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 11920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peste is recorded at frequency rank #10,061, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɛʃ.tɨ/. ponte is at rank #1,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpõw.tʃi/.
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 11920, this pair ranks #60,817 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peste vs ponte
Shared letters: ept. Private to "peste": s. Private to "ponte": no.
"peste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "ponte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peste" and "ponte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "peste" vs "ponte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "peste" and "ponte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ponte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,817 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peste" and "ponte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peste vs petty". 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 #60,817 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.