Which to use
“prato” and “prego” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,431
- “prato” frequency rank
- #17,890
- “prego” frequency rank
- 21321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prato | prego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vasilha, normalmente de louça ou metal, em que se come ou se serve comida | objeto com corpo cilíndrico com uma das extremidades pontiaguda e outra achatada, usado para ser enfiado em paredes ou para unir duas peças (especialmente de madeira) |
Where the eye mixes prato and prego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between prato and prego
A purely visual mix-up. prato (/ˈpɾa.tu/) and prego (/ˈpɾɛ.gu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prato is recorded at frequency rank #3,431, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾa.tu/. prego is at rank #17,890, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾɛ.gu/.
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 21321, this pair ranks #48,990 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prato vs prego
Shared letters: opr. Private to "prato": at. Private to "prego": eg.
"prato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prego" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prato" for "prego" ever safe?
Which is more common, "prato" or "prego"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prato" and "prego" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,990 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prato" and "prego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prego vs proto". 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 #48,990 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.