pescado

noun

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The verdict

“pescado” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,213. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,213
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peixe (quando se trata de alimento; em se tratando do animal, ver pez)

Corpus desk

Index PT-pescado · pescado · Portuguese

pescado · rank #27,213 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,213
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH placebo

Nearest frequency peer: placebo (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “pescado”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “pescado” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pescado vs pescar
71% similar
pescado vs pescoço
71% similar
pescado vs prestado
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pescado
PropertyValue
Headwordpescado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,213
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pescado”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.pescadocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “placebo” (#27,214), “peneira” (#27,209), “paquistanês” (#27,204). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pescado” fica em #27,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pescado, anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,213 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "peixe (quando se trata de alimento; em se tratando do animal, ver pez)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pescado, with forms such as "epscado", "pecsado", and "pesacdo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "pescar", "pescoço", "prestado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is pescado, spelled P-E-S-C-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    peixe (quando se trata de alimento; em se tratando do animal, ver pez)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pescado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¿Quieres comer carne o pescado?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epscado
  • pecsado
  • pesacdo
  • pescaddo
  • pescaod
  • pesccado
  • pescdao
  • pesscado
  • ppescado
  • psecado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pescado - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epscado2pecsado2pesacdo2pescaddo1pescaod2pesccado1pescdao2pesscado1
Edit distance from "pescado"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pescado"?
"pescado" is spelled P-E-S-C-A-D-O.
What does "pescado" mean?
As a noun, "pescado" means: peixe (quando se trata de alimento; em se tratando do animal, ver pez)
What words are commonly confused with "pescado"?
"pescado" is commonly confused with "pescar", "pescoço", "prestado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "pescado" come from?
"pescado" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pescado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

placebo#27,214peneira#27,209repulsa#27,252resista#27,254

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

liberto10 variantssabotar10 variantsjourney10 variantsultraje10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list