Which to use
“pião” and “pinto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,727
- “pião” frequency rank
- #2,847
- “pinto” frequency rank
- 38574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pião | pinto |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | filhote de galinha |
Letter map: pião vs pinto
Shared letters muted; letters that set pião and pinto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pião runs 4 letters (CVVV) against pinto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - pião / pinto
pião and pinto 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 38574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pião is recorded at frequency rank #35,727, classified as anoun. pinto is at rank #2,847, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpĩ.tu/.
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 38574, this pair ranks #27,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pião vs pinto
Shared letters: iop. Private to "pião": ã. Private to "pinto": nt.
"pião" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "pinto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pinto ← ipnto · pinnto · pinot · pintto · pitno · pnito · ppinto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pião" and "pinto" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
Pair "pião" vs "pinto" 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 "pinto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pião" and "pinto" 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 #27,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.