Which to use
“palco” and “pico” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,793
- “palco” frequency rank
- #6,685
- “pico” frequency rank
- 8478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | palco | pico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plataforma onde se executam (interpretam) peças de teatro ou música | cume aguçado |
Where the eye mixes palco and pico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between palco and pico
A purely visual mix-up. palco (/ˈpaɫ.ku/) and pico (/ˈpi.ku/) 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 8478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
palco is recorded at frequency rank #1,793, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaɫ.ku/. pico is at rank #6,685, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpi.ku/.
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 8478, this pair ranks #65,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of palco vs pico
Shared letters: cop. Private to "palco": al. Private to "pico": i.
"palco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pico" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "palco" for "pico" ever safe?
Frequency check: "palco" vs "pico" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "palco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "palco" and "pico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pico vs pix". 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 #65,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.