Which to use
“puré” is a noun and “put” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,198
- “puré” frequency rank
- #18,961
- “put” frequency rank
- 60159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | puré | put |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | iguaria feita de legumes, carnes ou frutas raladas transformadas num caldo grosso ou numa massa pastosa | pôr, colocar |
Where the eye mixes puré and put
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. puré runs 4 letters (CVCV) against put's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: puré vs put
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: puré is /pu.ˈɾɛ/ while put is /pʊt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
puré is recorded at frequency rank #41,198, classified as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈɾɛ/. put is at rank #18,961, tagged as averb, pronounced /pʊt/.
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 60159, this pair ranks #7,813 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of puré vs put
Shared letters: pu. Private to "puré": ré. Private to "put": t.
"puré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "put" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "puré" for "put" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "puré" or "put" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "puré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "put" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,813 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "puré" and "put" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs puré". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,813 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.