Which to use
“platô” and “ponto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,020
- “platô” frequency rank
- #398
- “ponto” frequency rank
- 45418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | platô | ponto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o disco, numa embreagem a disco, causador da transmissão da força do motor até as rodas de tração | entidade geométrica cuja característica é a adimensionalidade; sua única propriedade é a posição |
Letter map: platô vs ponto
Shared letters muted; letters that set platô and ponto apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. platô (CCVCV) and ponto (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: platô and ponto
platô and ponto 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
platô is recorded at frequency rank #45,020, classified as anoun. ponto is at rank #398, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpõ.tu/.
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 45418, this pair ranks #19,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of platô vs ponto
Shared letters: pt. Private to "platô": alô. Private to "ponto": no.
"platô" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "ponto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ponto ← opnto · pnoto · ponnto · ponot · pontto · potno · pponto
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "platô" and "ponto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "platô" and "ponto".
- Full dictionary entry for "platô" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ponto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "platô" and "ponto" 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 #19,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.