Which to use
“pulo” and “puré” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,593
- “pulo” frequency rank
- #41,198
- “puré” frequency rank
- 57791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pulo | puré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de pular; salto pequeno | iguaria feita de legumes, carnes ou frutas raladas transformadas num caldo grosso ou numa massa pastosa |
Where the eye mixes pulo and puré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pulo and puré
A purely visual mix-up. pulo (/ˈpu.lu/) and puré (/pu.ˈɾɛ/) 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 57791, 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/. puré is at rank #41,198, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈɾɛ/.
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 57791, this pair ranks #9,125 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pulo vs puré
Shared letters: pu. Private to "pulo": lo. Private to "puré": ré.
"pulo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "puré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pulo ← pluo · ppulo · pullo · puol · uplo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pulo" for "puré" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pulo" vs "puré" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pulo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,125 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pulo" and "puré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs puré". 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 #9,125 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.