Which to use
“planeta” and “plantão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,291
- “planeta” frequency rank
- #8,939
- “plantão” frequency rank
- 10230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planeta | plantão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | astro sem luz própria que gira em torno de uma estrela em órbita desimpedida (sem outros corpos celestes que não lhe sejam satélites) ou de modo errante (vagando no espaço interestelar), e que possui forma esférica em razão do equilíbrio hidrostático de sua força gravitacional | serviço policial, distribuído diariamente a um soldado, dentro da própria caserna, companhia ou bataria |
Where the eye mixes planeta and plantão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. planeta (CCVCVCV) and plantão (CCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: planeta vs plantão
A purely visual mix-up. planeta (/plaˈne.tɐ/) and plantão (/plɐ̃.ˈtɐ̃w̃/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
planeta is recorded at frequency rank #1,291, classified as anoun, pronounced /plaˈne.tɐ/. plantão is at rank #8,939, tagged as anoun, pronounced /plɐ̃.ˈtɐ̃w̃/.
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 10230, this pair ranks #62,940 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of planeta vs plantão
Shared letters: alnpt. Private to "planeta": e. Private to "plantão": oã.
"planeta" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "plantão" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- planeta ← lpaneta · palneta · plaenta · planeat · planetta · planneta · plantea · pllaneta
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "planeta" for "plantão" ever safe?
Which is more common, "planeta" or "plantão"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "planeta" and "plantão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "planeta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plantão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,940 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planeta" and "plantão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plantão vs platô". 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 #62,940 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.