Which to use
“pilha” and “pista” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,233
- “pilha” frequency rank
- #1,903
- “pista” frequency rank
- 11136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilha | pista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | montão de coisas umas sobre as outras | parte de um campo de aviação onde aterram e donde levantam aeronaves |
Where the eye mixes pilha and pista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pilha vs pista
A purely visual mix-up. pilha (/ˈpi.ʎɐ/) and pista (/ˈpiʃ.tɐ/) 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 11136, 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/. pista is at rank #1,903, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpiʃ.tɐ/.
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 11136, this pair ranks #61,782 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pilha vs pista
Shared letters: aip. Private to "pilha": hl. Private to "pista": st.
"pilha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pista" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pilha" and "pista" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pilha" vs "pista" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pilha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,782 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilha" and "pista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs pilha". 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 #61,782 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.