Which to use
“pilar” and “play” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,938
- “pilar” frequency rank
- #3,929
- “play” frequency rank
- 12867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilar | play |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coluna de sustentação de edifício ou estrutura; esteio, escora, suporte | botão que aciona a reprodução de mídia |
Letter map: pilar vs play
Shared letters muted; letters that set pilar and play apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - pilar / play
pilar and play 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pilar is recorded at frequency rank #8,938, classified as anoun, pronounced /pi.ˈlaɾ/. play is at rank #3,929, 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 12867, this pair ranks #59,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pilar vs play
Shared letters: alp. Private to "pilar": ir. Private to "play": y.
"pilar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "play" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pilar" for "play" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pilar" vs "play" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "pilar" vs "play" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pilar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "play" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilar" and "play" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs pilar". 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 #59,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.