Which to use
“pulo” and “pulso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,593
- “pulo” frequency rank
- #8,944
- “pulso” frequency rank
- 25537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pulo | pulso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de pular; salto pequeno | parte do antebraço junto à mão |
Where the eye mixes pulo and pulso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pulo vs pulso
A purely visual mix-up. pulo (/ˈpu.lu/) and pulso (/ˈpuɫ.su/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pulo is recorded at frequency rank #16,593, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpu.lu/. pulso is at rank #8,944, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpuɫ.su/.
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 25537, this pair ranks #43,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pulo vs pulso
Shared letters: lopu. Private to "pulo": -. Private to "pulso": s.
"pulo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pulso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pulo" for "pulso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pulo" vs "pulso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pulo" and "pulso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pulo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pulso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pulo" and "pulso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pluto vs pulo". 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 #43,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.