Which to use
“pilão” and “pingo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,522
- “pilão” frequency rank
- #17,885
- “pingo” frequency rank
- 63407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilão | pingo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mão do almofariz | gota; gotejamento; goteira |
Letter map: pilão vs pingo
Shared letters muted; letters that set pilão and pingo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pilão (CVCVV) and pingo (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on pilão vs pingo
pilão 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pilão is recorded at frequency rank #45,522, classified as anoun, pronounced /pi.ˈlɐ̃w̃/. 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 63407, this pair ranks #6,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pilão vs pingo
Shared letters: iop. Private to "pilão": lã. Private to "pingo": gn.
"pilão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pingo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pingo ← ipngo · pigno · pinggo · pinngo · pinog · pnigo · ppingo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pilão" and "pingo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pilão" or "pingo"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pilão" and "pingo".
- Full dictionary entry for "pilão" 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 #6,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilão" and "pingo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs platô". 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 #6,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.