Which to use
“pont” and “pote” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,186
- “pont” frequency rank
- #10,588
- “pote” frequency rank
- 51774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pont | pote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ponte | cântaro grande para líquidos |
Where the eye mixes pont and pote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pont (CVCC) and pote (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses pont with pote
A purely visual mix-up. pont (/pɔ̃nd/) and pote (/ˈpɔ.tɨ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51774, 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/. pote is at rank #10,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔ.tɨ/.
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 51774, this pair ranks #13,324 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pont vs pote
Shared letters: opt. Private to "pont": n. Private to "pote": e.
"pont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pont" for "pote" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pont" or "pote"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pont" and "pote" 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 "pote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,324 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pont" and "pote" 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 #13,324 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.