Which to use
“pingos” and “pinho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,467
- “pingos” frequency rank
- #15,178
- “pinho” frequency rank
- 52645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pingos | pinho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de pingo | árvore do gênero das Pinus, de folhas aciculares que perduram todo o ano |
Where the eye mixes pingos and pinho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pingos and pinho
A purely visual mix-up. pingos (/ˈpĩ.ɡus/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pingos is recorded at frequency rank #37,467, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpĩ.ɡus/. 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 52645, this pair ranks #12,612 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pingos vs pinho
Shared letters: inop. Private to "pingos": gs. Private to "pinho": h.
"pingos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pinho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pingos" and "pinho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pingos" vs "pinho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pingos" and "pinho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pingos" 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 #12,612 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pingos" and "pinho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "piegas vs pingos". 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 #12,612 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.