Which to use
“peste” and “poste” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,061
- “peste” frequency rank
- #7,683
- “poste” frequency rank
- 17744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peste | poste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | epidemia grave | grande e alongado cilindro de madeira, cimento ou outro material e que é usado para sustentar fios elétricos, lâmpadas, etc |
Letter map: peste vs poste
Shared letters muted; letters that set peste and poste apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: peste and poste
peste and poste are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - e in “peste” becomes o in “poste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17744, 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/. poste is at rank #7,683, 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 17744, this pair ranks #53,426 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peste vs poste
Shared letters: epst. Private to "peste": -. Private to "poste": o.
"peste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peste" and "poste" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "peste" vs "poste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "peste" and "poste". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "peste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,426 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peste" and "poste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pont vs poste". 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 #53,426 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.