Which to use
“Pietra” and “pintura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,538
- “Pietra” frequency rank
- #3,035
- “pintura” frequency rank
- 47573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pietra | pintura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prenome feminino | o ato ou arte de pintar |
Where the eye mixes Pietra and pintura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Pietra runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against pintura's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Pietra vs pintura
A purely visual mix-up. Pietra (/piˈe.tɾɐ/ [pɪˈe.tɾɐ] AFI: /'pje.tɾɐ/ (pronúncia rápida)) and pintura (/pĩ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/) 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 47573, 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). pintura is at rank #3,035, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pĩ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/.
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 47573, this pair ranks #17,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Pietra vs pintura
Shared letters: aiprt. Private to "Pietra": e. Private to "pintura": nu.
"Pietra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "pintura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pietra" and "pintura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Pietra" or "pintura"?
After this comparison
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 "pintura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pietra" and "pintura" 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 #17,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.