Which to use
“pousa” is a noun and “poxa” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,092
- “pousa” frequency rank
- #20,097
- “poxa” frequency rank
- 49189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pousa | poxa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de pousar | indica surpresa, admiração, irritação |
Letter map: pousa vs poxa
Shared letters muted; letters that set pousa and poxa apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for pousa / poxa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pousa is anoun and poxaanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pousa is recorded at frequency rank #29,092, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpo.zɐ/. poxa is at rank #20,097, tagged as anintj.
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 49189, this pair ranks #15,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pousa vs poxa
Shared letters: aop. Private to "pousa": su. Private to "poxa": x.
"pousa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "poxa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pousa" and "poxa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pousa" vs "poxa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "pousa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poxa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pousa" and "poxa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pola vs pousa". 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 #15,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.