Which to use
“plantão” and “platô” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,939
- “plantão” frequency rank
- #45,020
- “platô” frequency rank
- 53959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plantão | platô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | serviço policial, distribuído diariamente a um soldado, dentro da própria caserna, companhia ou bataria | o disco, numa embreagem a disco, causador da transmissão da força do motor até as rodas de tração |
Letter map: plantão vs platô
Shared letters muted; letters that set plantão and platô apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. plantão runs 7 letters (CCVCCVV) against platô's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on plantão vs platô
plantão and platô are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plantão is recorded at frequency rank #8,939, classified as anoun, pronounced /plɐ̃.ˈtɐ̃w̃/. 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 53959, this pair ranks #11,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of plantão vs platô
Shared letters: alpt. Private to "plantão": noã. Private to "platô": ô.
"plantão" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV · "platô" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "plantão" for "platô" ever safe?
Which is more common, "plantão" or "platô"?
After this comparison
Pair "plantão" vs "platô" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "plantão" 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 #11,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plantão" and "platô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "platô vs Pluto". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,660 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.