Which to use
“pinta” and “pont” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,325
- “pinta” frequency rank
- #41,186
- “pont” frequency rank
- 52511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pinta | pont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mancha de pequeno tamanho; nódoa, sarda, sinal | ponte |
Where the eye mixes pinta and pont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pinta runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against pont's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pinta and pont
A purely visual mix-up. pinta (/ˈpĩ.tɐ/) and pont (/pɔ̃nd/) 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 52511, 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/. pont is at rank #41,186, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɔ̃nd/.
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 52511, this pair ranks #12,707 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pinta vs pont
Shared letters: npt. Private to "pinta": ai. Private to "pont": o.
"pinta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pinta" and "pont" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pinta" or "pont" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pinta" and "pont" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pinta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,707 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pinta" and "pont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pomo vs pont". 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 #12,707 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.