Which to use
“pista” and “poste” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,903
- “pista” frequency rank
- #7,683
- “poste” frequency rank
- 9586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pista | poste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte de um campo de aviação onde aterram e donde levantam aeronaves | grande e alongado cilindro de madeira, cimento ou outro material e que é usado para sustentar fios elétricos, lâmpadas, etc |
Letter map: pista vs poste
Shared letters muted; letters that set pista and poste apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on pista vs poste
pista and poste are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9586, 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/. poste is at rank #7,683, tagged as anoun.
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 9586, this pair ranks #63,788 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pista vs poste
Shared letters: pst. Private to "pista": ai. Private to "poste": eo.
"pista" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pista" and "poste" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pista" or "poste"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "pista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,788 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pista" and "poste" 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 #63,788 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.