pesce
/ˈpe.ʃ:e/
The verdict
“pesce” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #68,369 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,369
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peixe, animal vertebrado aquático
Corpus desk
Index PT-pesce · pesce · Portuguese
pesce · rank #68,369 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,369
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH pesco
Nearest frequency peer: pesco (+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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “pesce”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- pendor
pendor
31,641 corpus weight
- pendular
pendular
31,640 corpus weight
- pesce
pesce
31,632 corpus weight
- pesco
pesco
31,631 corpus weight
- piar
piar
31,630 corpus weight
- prelo
prelo
31,621 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “pesce” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pesce |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpe.ʃ:e/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #68,369 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “pesce” em português
Rare enough to double-check
pesce is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #68,369 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpe.ʃ:e/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pesce, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is pesce, spelled P-E-S-C-E.
Definition
- 1peixe, animal vertebrado aquático
- 2carne de peixe
- 3otário, indivíduo crédulo
- 4pênis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pesce appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gli acquari chiusi sono indispensabili per allevare pesci che saltano.
Lo yusheng è composto da strisce di pesce crudo, mischiate con verdure tagliate e varie salse e condimenti.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
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