Which to use
“plano” is an adjective and “platô” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #571
- “plano” frequency rank
- #45,020
- “platô” frequency rank
- 45591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plano | platô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | liso, sem maiores desníveis, nivelado | o disco, numa embreagem a disco, causador da transmissão da força do motor até as rodas de tração |
Letter map: plano vs platô
Shared letters muted; letters that set plano and platô apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. plano and platô follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - plano and platô
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: plano is anadjective and platôanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plano is recorded at frequency rank #571, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈplɐ.nu/. platô is at rank #45,020, 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 45591, this pair ranks #19,795 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plano vs platô
Shared letters: alp. Private to "plano": no. Private to "platô": tô.
"plano" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "platô" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- plano ← lpano · palno · planno · plaon · pllano · plnao · pplano
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "plano" and "platô" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "plano" vs "platô" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "plano" and "platô".
- Full dictionary entry for "plano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "platô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,795 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plano" and "platô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "platô vs Pluto". 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 #19,795 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.