pixvspoisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pix is a adjective, pois is a conjunction, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pix” is an adjective and “pois” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,539
“pix” frequency rank
#251
“pois” frequency rank
47790
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pix pois
Definition que ocorre pelo sistema brasileiro de transferência bancária digital instantânea Pix logo, pelo que, portanto, por consequência, por conseguinte:

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pix and pois apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
pix
4 ch
pois

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pix is anadjective and poisaconjunction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pix is recorded at frequency rank #47,539, classified as anadj. pois is at rank #251, tagged as aconj, pronounced /ˈpojʃ/.

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 47790, this pair ranks #17,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pix vs pois

Shared letters: ip. Private to "pix": x. Private to "pois": os.

"pix" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "pois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • poisopis · pios · poiss · posi · ppois

Frequency comparison

pix#47,539
pois#251

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pix" and "pois" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pix" is an adjective and "pois" a conjunction, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pix" or "pois"?
"pois" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #251 in our Portuguese list, against #47,539 for "pix". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering pix vs pois

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “pix”; for a conjunction, it's “pois”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “pix” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list