Which to use
“platô” and “prata” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,020
- “platô” frequency rank
- #3,036
- “prata” frequency rank
- 48056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | platô | prata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o disco, numa embreagem a disco, causador da transmissão da força do motor até as rodas de tração | elemento químico de símbolo Ag, possui o número atômico 47 e massa atômica relativa 107,868 u; é um metal de transição, branco metálico, obtido associado em sulfetos, como o de cobre e chumbo em minerais como a argenita; o nitrato de prata é largamente empregado na fotografia, em eletrodeposição química e em pilhas e baterias; o metal é empregado na fabricação de joias, utensílios domésticos e moedas |
Letter map: platô vs prata
Shared letters muted; letters that set platô and prata apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. platô and prata follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: platô and prata
platô and prata 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
platô is recorded at frequency rank #45,020, classified as anoun. prata is at rank #3,036, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.tɐ/.
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 48056, this pair ranks #17,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of platô vs prata
Shared letters: apt. Private to "platô": lô. Private to "prata": r.
"platô" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prata" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prata ← parta · pprata · praat · pratta · prrata · prtaa · rpata
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "platô" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "platô" and "prata" 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 #17,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.