Which to use
“pouso” is a noun and “puxo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,774
- “pouso” frequency rank
- #34,869
- “puxo” frequency rank
- 45643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pouso | puxo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação de pousar | primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo puxar |
Letter map: pouso vs puxo
Shared letters muted; letters that set pouso and puxo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pouso runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against puxo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: pouso vs puxo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pouso is anoun and puxoaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pouso is recorded at frequency rank #10,774, classified as anoun. puxo is at rank #34,869, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈpu.ʃu/.
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 45643, this pair ranks #19,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pouso vs puxo
Shared letters: opu. Private to "pouso": s. Private to "puxo": x.
"pouso" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "puxo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pouso" and "puxo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pouso" or "puxo"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pouso" and "puxo".
- Full dictionary entry for "pouso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puxo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pouso" and "puxo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pix vs puxo". 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 #19,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.