Which to use
“pinho” and “pinta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,178
- “pinho” frequency rank
- #11,325
- “pinta” frequency rank
- 26503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pinho | pinta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | árvore do gênero das Pinus, de folhas aciculares que perduram todo o ano | mancha de pequeno tamanho; nódoa, sarda, sinal |
Where the eye mixes pinho and pinta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pinho vs pinta
A purely visual mix-up. pinho (/ˈpi.ɲu/) and pinta (/ˈpĩ.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 26503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pinho is recorded at frequency rank #15,178, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpi.ɲu/. pinta is at rank #11,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpĩ.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 26503, this pair ranks #42,655 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pinho vs pinta
Shared letters: inp. Private to "pinho": ho. Private to "pinta": at.
"pinho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pinta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pinho" and "pinta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pinho" vs "pinta" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pinho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pinta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,655 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pinho" and "pinta" 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 #42,655 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.