Which to use
“ponte” and “pote” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,859
- “ponte” frequency rank
- #10,588
- “pote” frequency rank
- 12447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ponte | pote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | construção que liga dois locais separados por superfície líquida ou por depressão | cântaro grande para líquidos |
Where the eye mixes ponte and pote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ponte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against pote's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ponte with pote
A purely visual mix-up. ponte (/ˈpõw.tʃi/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ponte is recorded at frequency rank #1,859, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpõw.tʃi/. 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 12447, this pair ranks #60,133 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ponte vs pote
Shared letters: eopt. Private to "ponte": n. Private to "pote": -.
"ponte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ponte" and "pote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ponte" or "pote"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ponte" 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 #60,133 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ponte" and "pote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs pote". 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 #60,133 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.