Which to use
“pote” and “puré” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,588
- “pote” frequency rank
- #41,198
- “puré” frequency rank
- 51786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pote | puré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cântaro grande para líquidos | iguaria feita de legumes, carnes ou frutas raladas transformadas num caldo grosso ou numa massa pastosa |
Where the eye mixes pote and puré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. pote and puré follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pote and puré
A purely visual mix-up. pote (/ˈpɔ.tɨ/) and puré (/pu.ˈɾɛ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pote is recorded at frequency rank #10,588, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔ.tɨ/. puré is at rank #41,198, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈɾɛ/.
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 51786, this pair ranks #13,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pote vs puré
Shared letters: p. Private to "pote": eot. Private to "puré": rué.
"pote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "puré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pote ← opte · poet · potte · ppote · ptoe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pote" and "puré" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pote" or "puré" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pote" and "puré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs puré". 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 #13,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.