Which to use
“pingo” and “pinho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,885
- “pingo” frequency rank
- #15,178
- “pinho” frequency rank
- 33063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pingo | pinho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gota; gotejamento; goteira | árvore do gênero das Pinus, de folhas aciculares que perduram todo o ano |
Letter map: pingo vs pinho
Shared letters muted; letters that set pingo and pinho apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: pingo and pinho
pingo and pinho 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 a single letter - g in “pingo” becomes h in “pinho”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pingo is recorded at frequency rank #17,885, classified as anoun. 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 33063, this pair ranks #34,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pingo vs pinho
Shared letters: inop. Private to "pingo": g. Private to "pinho": h.
"pingo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pinho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pingo" and "pinho" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pingo" vs "pinho" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pingo" and "pinho".
- Full dictionary entry for "pingo" 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 #34,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pingo" and "pinho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs pingo". 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 #34,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.