platôvsprataWhat's the difference?

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set platô and prata apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
platô
5 ch
prata

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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": . Private to "prata": r.

"platô" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "prata" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prataparta · pprata · praat · pratta · prrata · prtaa · rpata

Frequency comparison

platô#45,020
prata#3,036

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "platô" and "prata" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "platô" or "prata"?
"prata" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,036 in our Portuguese list, against #45,020 for "platô". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering platô vs prata

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “platô” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list