Which to use
“pilão” and “pinho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,522
- “pilão” frequency rank
- #15,178
- “pinho” frequency rank
- 60700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilão | pinho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mão do almofariz | árvore do gênero das Pinus, de folhas aciculares que perduram todo o ano |
Where the eye mixes pilão and pinho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pilão (CVCVV) and pinho (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses pilão with pinho
A purely visual mix-up. pilão (/pi.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) and pinho (/ˈpi.ɲu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60700, 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/. pinho is at rank #15,178, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpi.ɲu/.
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 60700, this pair ranks #7,517 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pilão vs pinho
Shared letters: iop. Private to "pilão": lã. Private to "pinho": hn.
"pilão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pinho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pinho ← ipnho · pihno · pinhho · pinnho · pinoh · pniho · ppinho
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pilão" for "pinho" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pilão" or "pinho"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pilão" and "pinho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pilão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pinho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,517 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilão" and "pinho" 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 #7,517 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.