Which to use
“pião” and “pingo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,727
- “pião” frequency rank
- #17,885
- “pingo” frequency rank
- 53612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pião | pingo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | brinquedo que consiste em puxar uma corda enrolada a um objeto afunilado, geralmente de madeira ou plástico e com uma ponta de ferro, colocando-o em rotação no solo, mantendo-se erguido | gota; gotejamento; goteira |
Letter map: pião vs pingo
Shared letters muted; letters that set pião and pingo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pião runs 4 letters (CVVV) against pingo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - pião / pingo
pião and pingo 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pião is recorded at frequency rank #35,727, classified as anoun. pingo is at rank #17,885, 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 53612, this pair ranks #11,916 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pião vs pingo
Shared letters: iop. Private to "pião": ã. Private to "pingo": gn.
"pião" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "pingo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pingo ← ipngo · pigno · pinggo · pinngo · pinog · pnigo · ppingo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pião" for "pingo" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Pair "pião" vs "pingo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pião" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pingo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,916 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pião" and "pingo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pião vs pix". 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 #11,916 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.