Which to use
“paço” and “peach” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,136
- “paço” frequency rank
- #37,044
- “peach” frequency rank
- 55180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paço | peach |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | residência oficial de um governante, monarca, soberano ou dignitário religioso | pêssego |
Where the eye mixes paço and peach
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. paço runs 4 letters (CVCV) against peach's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between paço and peach
A purely visual mix-up. paço (/pˈasʊ/) and peach (/piːt͡ʃ/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paço is recorded at frequency rank #18,136, classified as anoun, pronounced /pˈasʊ/. peach is at rank #37,044, tagged as anoun, pronounced /piːt͡ʃ/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 55180, this pair ranks #10,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of paço vs peach
Shared letters: ap. Private to "paço": oç. Private to "peach": ceh.
"paço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "peach" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- peach ← epach · paech · peacch · peachh · peahc · pecah · ppeach
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paço" and "peach" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "paço" vs "peach" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "paço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peach" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paço" and "peach" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peach vs pitch". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #10,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.