Which to use
“poça” and “pont” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,093
- “poça” frequency rank
- #41,186
- “pont” frequency rank
- 70279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poça | pont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cavidade pouco profunda onde se acumula água | ponte |
Where the eye mixes poça and pont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. poça (CVCV) and pont (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses poça with pont
A purely visual mix-up. poça (/ˈpo.sɐ/) and pont (/pɔ̃nd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poça is recorded at frequency rank #29,093, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpo.sɐ/. pont is at rank #41,186, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɔ̃nd/.
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 70279, this pair ranks #3,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of poça vs pont
Shared letters: op. Private to "poça": aç. Private to "pont": nt.
"poça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pont ← opnt · pnot · ponnt · pontt · potn · ppont
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poça" and "pont" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "poça" or "pont"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "poça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poça" and "pont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pomo vs pont". 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 #3,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.