práticavspráticoConfusable pair

Quick tell: prática is a noun, prático is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“prática” is a noun and “prático” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,129
“prática” frequency rank
#9,560
“prático” frequency rank
10689
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prática prático
Definition o fato de praticar relativo à prática

Letter map: prática vs prático

Shared letters muted; letters that set prática and prático apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. prática and prático follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
prática
7 ch
prático

Role in the sentence - prática and prático

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: prática is anoun and práticoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “prática” becomes o in “prático”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prática is recorded at frequency rank #1,129, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.ti.kɐ/. prático is at rank #9,560, tagged as anadj.

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 10689, this pair ranks #62,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of prática vs prático

Shared letters: ciprtá. Private to "prática": a. Private to "prático": o.

"prática" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "prático" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "prática" for "prático" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "prática" is a noun and "prático" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "prática" vs "prático" - which ranks higher?
"prática" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,129 in our Portuguese list, against #9,560 for "prático". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "prática" and "prático".

  • Full dictionary entry for "prática" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "prático" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prática" and "prático" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "practice vs prático". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #62,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list