Which to use
“prado” and “prato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,941
- “prado” frequency rank
- #3,431
- “prato” frequency rank
- 12372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prado | prato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terreno coberto de plantas herbáceas para alimento do gado | vasilha, normalmente de louça ou metal, em que se come ou se serve comida |
Where the eye mixes prado and prato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses prado with prato
A purely visual mix-up. prado (/ˈpɾa.du/) and prato (/ˈpɾa.tu/) 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 a single letter - d in “prado” becomes t in “prato”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prado is recorded at frequency rank #8,941, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.du/. prato is at rank #3,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.tu/.
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 12372, this pair ranks #60,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prado vs prato
Shared letters: aopr. Private to "prado": d. Private to "prato": t.
"prado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prado" and "prato" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "prado" or "prato"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "prado" and "prato" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prado" and "prato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prado vs prelado". 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 #60,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.