Which to use
“pião” and “prisão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,727
- “pião” frequency rank
- #834
- “prisão” frequency rank
- 36561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pião | prisão |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ato ou efeito de prender |
Letter map: pião vs prisão
Shared letters muted; letters that set pião and prisão apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. pião runs 4 letters (CVVV) against prisão's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: pião and prisão
pião and prisão 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pião is recorded at frequency rank #35,727, classified as anoun. prisão is at rank #834, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɾi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 36561, this pair ranks #30,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pião vs prisão
Shared letters: iopã. Private to "pião": -. Private to "prisão": rs.
"pião" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "prisão" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Pair "pião" vs "prisão" 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 "prisão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pião" and "prisão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pião vs pix". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.