pêssego

/ˈpe.se.gu/

//ˈpe.se.gu// noun

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The verdict

“pêssego” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,166. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,166
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fruto do pessegueiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-pessego · pêssego · Portuguese

pêssego · rank #18,166 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,166
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH reformulação

Nearest frequency peer: reformulação (+7 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 “pêssego”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pêssego” 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).

pêssego vs péssimo
57% similar
pêssego vs passeio
71% similar

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

Key facts for pêssego
PropertyValue
Headwordpêssego
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpe.se.gu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,166
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pêssego”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pêssegocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “reformulação” (#18,173), “prison” (#18,155), “pregação” (#18,152). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pêssego” fica em #18,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pêssego (IPA /ˈpe.se.gu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,166 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "fruto do pessegueiro".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pêssego, with forms such as "ppêssego", "psêsego", and "pêsego". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "péssimo", "passeio", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is pêssego, spelled P-Ê-S-S-E-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    fruto do pessegueiro

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A Bolívia exporta palmito, banana, manga, melão, abacaxi, morango, pêssego e tamarindo - todos também produzidos no Brasil.

Synonyms

malacatão

This word in other languages

peach(English)durazno(Español)pêche(Français)Pfirsich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppêssego
  • psêsego
  • pêsego
  • pêsesgo
  • pêsseggo
  • pêsseog
  • pêssgeo
  • êpssego

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pêssego - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ppêssego1psêsego2pêsego1pêsesgo2pêsseggo1pêsseog2pêssgeo2êpssego2
Edit distance from "pêssego"

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 "pêssego"?
"pêssego" is spelled P-Ê-S-S-E-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpe.se.gu/.
What does "pêssego" mean?
As a noun, "pêssego" means: fruto do pessegueiro
What words are commonly confused with "pêssego"?
"pêssego" is commonly confused with "péssimo", "passeio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pêssego"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pêssego" is /ˈpe.se.gu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pêssego" come from?
"pêssego" 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 "pêssego", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

pelúcia#18,138tempero#18,203mirante#18,114lixeira#18,099

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

sacada8 variantspolice8 variantssavage8 variantstarado8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list