Which to use
“ponto” and “poste” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #398
- “ponto” frequency rank
- #7,683
- “poste” frequency rank
- 8081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ponto | poste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | entidade geométrica cuja característica é a adimensionalidade; sua única propriedade é a posição | grande e alongado cilindro de madeira, cimento ou outro material e que é usado para sustentar fios elétricos, lâmpadas, etc |
Letter map: ponto vs poste
Shared letters muted; letters that set ponto and poste apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - ponto / poste
ponto 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ponto is recorded at frequency rank #398, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpõ.tu/. 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 8081, this pair ranks #65,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ponto vs poste
Shared letters: opt. Private to "ponto": n. Private to "poste": es.
"ponto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ponto" and "poste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ponto" or "poste"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ponto" and "poste".
- Full dictionary entry for "ponto" 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 #65,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ponto" and "poste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pont vs poste". 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 #65,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.