Which to use
“por” and “pro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18
- “por” frequency rank
- #1,173
- “pro” frequency rank
- 1191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | por | pro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | exprime, entre outras relações, causa, modo, tempo, meio, lugar, qualidade, estado, preço, etc | para |
Where the eye mixes por and pro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. por (/poɾ/, /pʊɾ/) and pro (/ˈprɔ/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (or ↔ ro) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
por is recorded at frequency rank #18, classified as aprep, pronounced /poɾ/, /pʊɾ/. pro is at rank #1,173, tagged as aprep, pronounced /ˈprɔ/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 1191, this pair ranks #74,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of por vs pro
Shared letters: opr. Private to "por": -. Private to "pro": -.
"por" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pro" · 3 letters · shape CCV