Which to use
“Pietra” and “pinta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,538
- “Pietra” frequency rank
- #11,325
- “pinta” frequency rank
- 55863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pietra | pinta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prenome feminino | mancha de pequeno tamanho; nódoa, sarda, sinal |
Where the eye mixes Pietra and pinta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Pietra runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against pinta's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Pietra vs pinta
A purely visual mix-up. Pietra (/piˈe.tɾɐ/ [pɪˈe.tɾɐ] AFI: /'pje.tɾɐ/ (pronúncia rápida)) and pinta (/ˈpĩ.tɐ/) 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 55863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pietra is recorded at frequency rank #44,538, classified as anoun, pronounced /piˈe.tɾɐ/ [pɪˈe.tɾɐ] AFI: /'pje.tɾɐ/ (pronúncia rápida). pinta is at rank #11,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpĩ.tɐ/.
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 55863, this pair ranks #10,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Pietra vs pinta
Shared letters: aipt. Private to "Pietra": er. Private to "pinta": n.
"Pietra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "pinta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pietra" and "pinta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "Pietra" or "pinta" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pietra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pinta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pietra" and "pinta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Petro vs Pietra". 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 #10,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.