Which to use
“porta” and “prata” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #832
- “porta” frequency rank
- #3,036
- “prata” frequency rank
- 3868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porta | prata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça de madeira, metal ou vidro usada para fechar o buraco aberto numa construção por onde pessoas passam de um cômodo para outro ou de dentro para fora da construção | elemento químico de símbolo Ag, possui o número atômico 47 e massa atômica relativa 107,868 u; é um metal de transição, branco metálico, obtido associado em sulfetos, como o de cobre e chumbo em minerais como a argenita; o nitrato de prata é largamente empregado na fotografia, em eletrodeposição química e em pilhas e baterias; o metal é empregado na fabricação de joias, utensílios domésticos e moedas |
Where the eye mixes porta and prata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: porta vs prata
A purely visual mix-up. porta (/ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/) and prata (/ˈpɾa.tɐ/) 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 3868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porta is recorded at frequency rank #832, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/. prata is at rank #3,036, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.tɐ/.
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 3868, this pair ranks #71,211 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of porta vs prata
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "porta": o. Private to "prata": -.
"porta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "prata" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "porta" and "prata" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "porta" or "prata" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "porta" and "prata" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "porta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,211 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porta" and "prata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "platô vs prata". 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 #71,211 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.