Which to use
“padre” and “pede” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,580
- “padre” frequency rank
- #1,581
- “pede” frequency rank
- 3161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padre | pede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | membro da igreja católica; sacerdote | pé |
Where the eye mixes padre and pede
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses padre with pede
A purely visual mix-up. padre (/ˈpa.dɾɨ/) and pede (/ˈpe.de/) 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 3161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
padre is recorded at frequency rank #1,580, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.dɾɨ/. pede is at rank #1,581, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpe.de/.
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 3161, this pair ranks #72,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of padre vs pede
Shared letters: dep. Private to "padre": ar. Private to "pede": -.
"padre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "padre" for "pede" ever safe?
Frequency check: "padre" vs "pede" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "padre" and "pede" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "padre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padre" and "pede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs pede". 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 #72,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.