peste vs pote, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“peste” and “pote” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,061
“peste” frequency rank: #10,588
“pote” frequency rank: 20649
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	peste	pote
Definition	epidemia grave	cântaro grande para líquidos

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set peste and pote apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

peste

4 ch

pote

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. peste (/ˈpɛʃ.tɨ/) and pote (/ˈpɔ.tɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20649, 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/. pote is at rank #10,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔ.tɨ/.

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 20649, this pair ranks #49,798 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of peste vs pote

Shared letters: ept. Private to "peste": s. Private to "pote": o.

"peste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

peste ← epste · peset · pesste · pestte · petse · ppeste · psete
pote ← opte · poet · potte · ppote · ptoe

Frequency comparison

peste#10,061

pote#10,588

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "peste" and "pote" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ˈpɛʃ.tɨ/ versus /ˈpɔ.tɨ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "peste" or "pote"?

"peste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,061 in our Portuguese list, against #10,588 for "pote". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering peste vs pote

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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