Which to use
“poxa” is an intj and “puxão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,097
- “poxa” frequency rank
- #39,818
- “puxão” frequency rank
- 59915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poxa | puxão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indica surpresa, admiração, irritação | puxada forte e repentina |
Letter map: poxa vs puxão
Shared letters muted; letters that set poxa and puxão apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. poxa runs 4 letters (CVCV) against puxão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: poxa vs puxão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: poxa is anintj and puxãoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poxa is recorded at frequency rank #20,097, classified as anintj. puxão is at rank #39,818, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈʃɐ̃w̃/.
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 59915, this pair ranks #7,930 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of poxa vs puxão
Shared letters: opx. Private to "poxa": a. Private to "puxão": uã.
"poxa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "puxão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- poxa ← opxa · poax · poxxa · ppoxa · pxoa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poxa" and "puxão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "poxa" or "puxão"?
What to do next
Pair "poxa" vs "puxão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "poxa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puxão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,930 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poxa" and "puxão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs puxão". 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 #7,930 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.