Which to use
“poder” and “pódio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #260
- “poder” frequency rank
- #10,075
- “pódio” frequency rank
- 10335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poder | pódio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | autoridade ou domínio | tribuna ou varanda em que os imperadores romanos e as grandes personagens assistiam aos espetáculos |
Where the eye mixes poder and pódio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between poder and pódio
A purely visual mix-up. poder (/pu.ˈdeɾ/) and pódio (/ˈpɔ.dju/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poder is recorded at frequency rank #260, classified as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈdeɾ/. pódio is at rank #10,075, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔ.dju/.
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 10335, this pair ranks #62,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poder vs pódio
Shared letters: dop. Private to "poder": er. Private to "pódio": ió.
"poder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pódio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- poder ← opder · pdoer · podder · poderr · poedr · ppoder
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poder" and "pódio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "poder" or "pódio"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "poder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pódio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poder" and "pódio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pódio 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 #62,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.