Which to use
“pinta” and “pintura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,325
- “pinta” frequency rank
- #3,035
- “pintura” frequency rank
- 14360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pinta | pintura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mancha de pequeno tamanho; nódoa, sarda, sinal | o ato ou arte de pintar |
Where the eye mixes pinta and pintura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pinta runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against pintura's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pinta vs pintura
A purely visual mix-up. pinta (/ˈpĩ.tɐ/) and pintura (/pĩ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pinta is recorded at frequency rank #11,325, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpĩ.tɐ/. pintura is at rank #3,035, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pĩ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/.
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 14360, this pair ranks #57,743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pinta vs pintura
Shared letters: ainpt. Private to "pinta": -. Private to "pintura": ru.
"pinta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pintura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pinta" for "pintura" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pinta" vs "pintura" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pinta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pintura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pinta" and "pintura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pietra vs pinta". 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 #57,743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.