Which to use
“placa” and “praga” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,510
- “placa” frequency rank
- #5,674
- “praga” frequency rank
- 9184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | placa | praga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça de materiais diversos longa e larga mas de pouca espessura | imprecação |
Where the eye mixes placa and praga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses placa with praga
A purely visual mix-up. placa (/ˈpla.kɐ/) and praga (/ˈpɾa.ɡɐ/) 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 9184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
placa is recorded at frequency rank #3,510, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpla.kɐ/. praga is at rank #5,674, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.ɡɐ/.
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 9184, this pair ranks #64,338 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of placa vs praga
Shared letters: ap. Private to "placa": cl. Private to "praga": gr.
"placa" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "praga" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "placa" and "praga" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "placa" or "praga" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "placa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "praga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,338 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "placa" and "praga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "placa vs polaca". 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 #64,338 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.