Which to use
“platô” and “prazo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,020
- “platô” frequency rank
- #1,796
- “prazo” frequency rank
- 46816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | platô | prazo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o disco, numa embreagem a disco, causador da transmissão da força do motor até as rodas de tração | data limite para execução de uma tarefa |
Letter map: platô vs prazo
Shared letters muted; letters that set platô and prazo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. platô and prazo 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 prazo
platô and prazo 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 46816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
platô is recorded at frequency rank #45,020, classified as anoun. prazo is at rank #1,796, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.zu/.
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 46816, this pair ranks #18,487 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of platô vs prazo
Shared letters: ap. Private to "platô": ltô. Private to "prazo": orz.
"platô" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prazo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prazo ← parzo · pprazo · praoz · prazzo · prrazo · przao · rpazo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "platô" and "prazo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "platô" or "prazo"?
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 "prazo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,487 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "platô" and "prazo" 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 #18,487 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.