Which to use
“pisar” and “pulsar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,125
- “pisar” frequency rank
- #31,930
- “pulsar” frequency rank
- 43055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pisar | pulsar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colocar os pés sobre | impelir |
Where the eye mixes pisar and pulsar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pisar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against pulsar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pisar vs pulsar
A purely visual mix-up. pisar (/pi.ˈzaɾ/) and pulsar (/puɫ.ˈsaɾ/) 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 43055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pisar is recorded at frequency rank #11,125, classified as averb, pronounced /pi.ˈzaɾ/. pulsar is at rank #31,930, tagged as averb, pronounced /puɫ.ˈsaɾ/.
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 43055, this pair ranks #22,627 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pisar vs pulsar
Shared letters: aprs. Private to "pisar": i. Private to "pulsar": lu.
"pisar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pulsar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pisar" for "pulsar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pisar" vs "pulsar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pisar" and "pulsar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pisar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pulsar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,627 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pisar" and "pulsar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pulga vs pulsar". 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 #22,627 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.