Which to use
“pont” and “poste” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,186
- “pont” frequency rank
- #7,683
- “poste” frequency rank
- 48869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pont | poste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ponte | grande e alongado cilindro de madeira, cimento ou outro material e que é usado para sustentar fios elétricos, lâmpadas, etc |
Letter map: pont vs poste
Shared letters muted; letters that set pont and poste apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on pont vs poste
pont and poste are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48869, 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/. poste is at rank #7,683, tagged as anoun.
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 48869, this pair ranks #16,259 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pont vs poste
Shared letters: opt. Private to "pont": n. Private to "poste": es.
"pont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pont" for "poste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pont" vs "poste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pont" and "poste".
- Full dictionary entry for "pont" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,259 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pont" and "poste" 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 #16,259 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.