Which to use
“pista” is a noun and “pistola” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,903
- “pista” frequency rank
- #7,561
- “pistola” frequency rank
- 9464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pista | pistola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte de um campo de aviação onde aterram e donde levantam aeronaves | zangado, indignado com alguma coisa |
Letter map: pista vs pistola
Shared letters muted; letters that set pista and pistola apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - pista and pistola
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pista is anoun and pistolaanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pista is recorded at frequency rank #1,903, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpiʃ.tɐ/. pistola is at rank #7,561, tagged as anadj.
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 9464, this pair ranks #63,955 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pista vs pistola
Shared letters: aipst. Private to "pista": -. Private to "pistola": lo.
"pista" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pistola" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pista" and "pistola" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pista" or "pistola" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "pista" vs "pistola" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pistola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,955 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pista" and "pistola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastar vs pista". 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 #63,955 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.