Which to use
“Per” is a name and “pez” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,203
- “Per” frequency rank
- #5,028
- “pez” frequency rank
- 8231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Per | pez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pedro. Nombre propio de hombre. | Cualquiera de unas 30 000 especies de animales vertebrados, caracterizados por ser los únicos adaptados a respirar agua durante todo su ciclo vital. Forman un grupo sin rigor taxonómico que comprende varios grupos evolutivos diferentes, que sólo tienen en común su adaptación al medio acuático. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Per and pez apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Per and pez form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - r in “Per” becomes z in “pez” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Per is recorded at frequency rank #3,203, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈpæːr]. pez is at rank #5,028, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpes].
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 8231, this pair ranks #305,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Per vs pez
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Per”; for a noun, it's “pez”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Per” entry
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