Which to use
“pagão” is an adjective and “pego” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,306
- “pagão” frequency rank
- #3,161
- “pego” frequency rank
- 31467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagão | pego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se de pessoa não batizada | o ponto mais fundo de um rio, lago, etc |
Letter map: pagão vs pego
Shared letters muted; letters that set pagão and pego apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pagão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against pego's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: pagão vs pego
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pagão is anadjective and pegoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagão is recorded at frequency rank #28,306, classified as anadj. pego is at rank #3,161, tagged as anoun.
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 31467, this pair ranks #36,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagão vs pego
Shared letters: gop. Private to "pagão": aã. Private to "pego": e.
"pagão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pego ← epgo · peggo · peog · pgeo · ppego
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pagão" and "pego" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pagão" or "pego" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pagão" and "pego".
- Full dictionary entry for "pagão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagão" and "pego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pagão vs pilão". 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 #36,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.