país vs pes, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“país” and “pes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#214
“país” frequency rank: #23,445
“pes” frequency rank: 23659
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	país	pes
Definition	região; terra	cão

Where the eye mixes país and pes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch

país

3 ch

pes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. país (/pɐ.ˈiʃ/) and pes (/ˈpɛs 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 23659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

país is recorded at frequency rank #214, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈiʃ/. pes is at rank #23,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɛs 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 23659, this pair ranks #46,121 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of país vs pes

Shared letters: ps. Private to "país": aí. Private to "pes": e.

"país" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "país" and "pes" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/pɐ.ˈiʃ/ versus /ˈpɛs ouvir^(fonte ?)) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "país" or "pes"?

"país" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #214 in our Portuguese list, against #23,445 for "pes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "país" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "pes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #46,121 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"país" and "pes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pes vs pix". Nearby pair

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