Which to use
“prato” is a noun and “primo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,431
- “prato” frequency rank
- #2,792
- “primo” frequency rank
- 6223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prato | primo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vasilha, normalmente de louça ou metal, em que se come ou se serve comida | tipo de número que só é divisível por um e por si mesmo |
Letter map: prato vs primo
Shared letters muted; letters that set prato and primo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for prato / primo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: prato is anoun and primoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6223, 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/. primo is at rank #2,792, 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 6223, this pair ranks #68,247 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prato vs primo
Shared letters: opr. Private to "prato": at. Private to "primo": im.
"prato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "primo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prato" and "primo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "prato" or "primo" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "prato" vs "primo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "prato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "primo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,247 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prato" and "primo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pluto vs prato". 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 #68,247 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.