Which to use
“pilão” and “platô” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,522
- “pilão” frequency rank
- #45,020
- “platô” frequency rank
- 90542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilão | platô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mão do almofariz | o disco, numa embreagem a disco, causador da transmissão da força do motor até as rodas de tração |
Letter map: pilão vs platô
Shared letters muted; letters that set pilão and platô apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. pilão (CVCVV) and platô (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on pilão vs platô
pilão and platô 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90542, 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/. platô is at rank #45,020, 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 90542, this pair ranks #263 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pilão vs platô
Shared letters: lp. Private to "pilão": ioã. Private to "platô": atô.
"pilão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "platô" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "pilão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "platô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilão" and "platô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "platô vs Pluto". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #263 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.