Which to use
“piza” and “poça” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,087
- “piza” frequency rank
- #29,093
- “poça” frequency rank
- 72180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piza | poça |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que pizza | cavidade pouco profunda onde se acumula água |
Where the eye mixes piza and poça
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. piza and poça follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between piza and poça
A purely visual mix-up. piza (/ˈpi.zɐ/) and poça (/ˈpo.sɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piza is recorded at frequency rank #43,087, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpi.zɐ/. poça is at rank #29,093, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpo.sɐ/.
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 72180, this pair ranks #3,133 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of piza vs poça
Shared letters: ap. Private to "piza": iz. Private to "poça": oç.
"piza" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "poça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- piza ← ipza · piaz · ppiza · pzia
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "piza" for "poça" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "piza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poça" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,133 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piza" and "poça" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pix vs piza". 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 #3,133 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.