Which to use
“podre” and “porã” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,388
- “podre” frequency rank
- #28,327
- “porã” frequency rank
- 37715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | podre | porã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que está em decomposição | bonito |
Where the eye mixes podre and porã
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: podre vs porã
A purely visual mix-up. podre (/ˈpo.dɾɨ/) and porã (/põ.ˈɾã/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
podre is recorded at frequency rank #9,388, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈpo.dɾɨ/. porã is at rank #28,327, tagged as anadj, pronounced /põ.ˈɾã/.
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 37715, this pair ranks #28,852 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of podre vs porã
Shared letters: opr. Private to "podre": de. Private to "porã": ã.
"podre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "porã" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- podre ← opdre · pdore · poddre · podrre · porde · ppodre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "podre" for "porã" ever safe?
Frequency check: "podre" vs "porã" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "podre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "porã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,852 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "podre" and "porã" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pomo vs porã". 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 #28,852 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.