Which to use
“pilha” and “pinho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,233
- “pilha” frequency rank
- #15,178
- “pinho” frequency rank
- 24411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilha | pinho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | montão de coisas umas sobre as outras | árvore do gênero das Pinus, de folhas aciculares que perduram todo o ano |
Where the eye mixes pilha and pinho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pilha vs pinho
A purely visual mix-up. pilha (/ˈpi.ʎɐ/) 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 24411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pilha is recorded at frequency rank #9,233, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpi.ʎɐ/. 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 24411, this pair ranks #45,216 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pilha vs pinho
Shared letters: hip. Private to "pilha": al. Private to "pinho": no.
"pilha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pinho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pilha" and "pinho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pilha" or "pinho" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "pilha" 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 #45,216 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilha" and "pinho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "penhor vs pinho". 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 #45,216 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.