Which to use
“povo” and “povos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #432
- “povo” frequency rank
- #2,533
- “povos” frequency rank
- 2965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | povo | povos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto dos habitantes de um país, de uma cidade, de uma localidade, etc | plural de povo |
Where the eye mixes povo and povos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. povo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against povos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: povo vs povos
A purely visual mix-up. povo (/ˈpo.vu/) and povos (/ˈpɔ.vus/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “povo” sits inside “povos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
povo is recorded at frequency rank #432, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpo.vu/. povos is at rank #2,533, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔ.vus/.
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 2965, this pair ranks #72,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of povo vs povos
Shared letters: opv. Private to "povo": -. Private to "povos": s.
"povo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "povos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "povo" for "povos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "povo" or "povos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "povo" and "povos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "povo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "povos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "povo" and "povos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pomo vs povos". 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 #72,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.