Which to use
“pilão” and “porão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,522
- “pilão” frequency rank
- #13,812
- “porão” frequency rank
- 59334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilão | porão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mão do almofariz | parte de um imóvel abaixo do primeiro piso |
Where the eye mixes pilão and porão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pilão and porão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pilão vs porão
A purely visual mix-up. pilão (/pi.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) and porão (/pu.ˈɾɐ̃w̃/) 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 59334, 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/. porão is at rank #13,812, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈɾɐ̃w̃/.
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 59334, this pair ranks #8,238 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pilão vs porão
Shared letters: opã. Private to "pilão": il. Private to "porão": r.
"pilão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "porão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pilão" and "porão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pilão" or "porão"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pilão" and "porão" 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 "porão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,238 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilão" and "porão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs platô". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,238 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.