Which to use
“piscar” is a verb and “pista” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,179
- “piscar” frequency rank
- #1,903
- “pista” frequency rank
- 17082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piscar | pista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação de fechar e abrir rapidamente os olhos | parte de um campo de aviação onde aterram e donde levantam aeronaves |
Where the eye mixes piscar and pista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: piscar vs pista
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: piscar is /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)] while pista is /ˈpiʃ.tɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piscar is recorded at frequency rank #15,179, classified as averb, pronounced /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)]. pista is at rank #1,903, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpiʃ.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 17082, this pair ranks #54,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of piscar vs pista
Shared letters: aips. Private to "piscar": cr. Private to "pista": t.
"piscar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pista" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "piscar" and "pista" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "piscar" vs "pista" - 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 "piscar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piscar" and "pista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastar vs piscar". 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 #54,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.