Which to use
“poste” and “pote” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,683
- “poste” frequency rank
- #10,588
- “pote” frequency rank
- 18271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poste | pote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grande e alongado cilindro de madeira, cimento ou outro material e que é usado para sustentar fios elétricos, lâmpadas, etc | cântaro grande para líquidos |
Letter map: poste vs pote
Shared letters muted; letters that set poste and pote apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - poste / pote
poste and pote 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poste is recorded at frequency rank #7,683, classified as anoun. 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 18271, this pair ranks #52,760 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poste vs pote
Shared letters: eopt. Private to "poste": s. Private to "pote": -.
"poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "poste" for "pote" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "poste" or "pote" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "poste" and "pote".
- Full dictionary entry for "poste" 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 #52,760 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poste" 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 #52,760 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.