Which to use
“poço” and “pulo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,129
- “poço” frequency rank
- #16,593
- “pulo” frequency rank
- 21722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poço | pulo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | buraco fundo, geralmente circular, cavado no chão, com o objetivo de encontrar água | ato de pular; salto pequeno |
Where the eye mixes poço and pulo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: poço vs pulo
A purely visual mix-up. poço (/ˈpo.su/) and pulo (/ˈpu.lu/) 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 21722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poço is recorded at frequency rank #5,129, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpo.su/. pulo is at rank #16,593, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpu.lu/.
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 21722, this pair ranks #48,463 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poço vs pulo
Shared letters: op. Private to "poço": ç. Private to "pulo": lu.
"poço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pulo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pulo ← pluo · ppulo · pullo · puol · uplo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poço" and "pulo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "poço" or "pulo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "poço" and "pulo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pulo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,463 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poço" and "pulo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pluto vs pulo". 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 #48,463 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.