Which to use
“pont” and “ponte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,186
- “pont” frequency rank
- #1,859
- “ponte” frequency rank
- 43045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pont | ponte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ponte | construção que liga dois locais separados por superfície líquida ou por depressão |
Where the eye mixes pont and ponte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pont runs 4 letters (CVCC) against ponte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pont and ponte
A purely visual mix-up. pont (/pɔ̃nd/) and ponte (/ˈpõw.tʃi/) 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 extra letter(s) - “pont” sits inside “ponte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pont is recorded at frequency rank #41,186, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɔ̃nd/. ponte is at rank #1,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpõw.tʃi/.
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 43045, this pair ranks #22,639 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pont vs ponte
Shared letters: nopt. Private to "pont": -. Private to "ponte": e.
"pont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "ponte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pont" and "ponte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pont" vs "ponte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pont" and "ponte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pont" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ponte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,639 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pont" and "ponte" 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 #22,639 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.