Which to use
“poços” is a noun and “poucas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,936
- “poços” frequency rank
- #2,023
- “poucas” frequency rank
- 13959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poços | poucas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de poço | feminino plural de pouco |
Letter map: poços vs poucas
Shared letters muted; letters that set poços and poucas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. poços runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against poucas's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - poços and poucas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: poços is anoun and poucasanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poços is recorded at frequency rank #11,936, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔ.sus/. poucas is at rank #2,023, tagged as anadj.
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 13959, this pair ranks #58,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poços vs poucas
Shared letters: ops. Private to "poços": ç. Private to "poucas": acu.
"poços" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "poucas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- poucas ← opucas · pocuas · pouacs · poucass · pouccas · poucsa · ppoucas · puocas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poços" and "poucas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "poços" or "poucas" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "poços" vs "poucas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "poços" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poucas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poços" and "poucas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poços vs pomo". 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 #58,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.