Which to use
“pousar” is a verb and “pouso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,362
- “pousar” frequency rank
- #10,774
- “pouso” frequency rank
- 28136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pousar | pouso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colocar algo em cima de uma superfície | ação de pousar |
Letter map: pousar vs pouso
Shared letters muted; letters that set pousar and pouso apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: pousar vs pouso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pousar is averb and pousoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pousar is recorded at frequency rank #17,362, classified as averb, pronounced /pow.ˈzaɾ/. pouso is at rank #10,774, tagged as anoun.
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 28136, this pair ranks #40,723 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pousar vs pouso
Shared letters: opsu. Private to "pousar": ar. Private to "pouso": -.
"pousar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "pouso" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pousar" and "pouso" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pousar" vs "pouso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "pousar" vs "pouso" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pousar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pouso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,723 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pousar" and "pouso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pluto vs pouso". 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 #40,723 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.