Which to use
“pan” and “pes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,573
- “pan” frequency rank
- #23,445
- “pes” frequency rank
- 28018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pan | pes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a designação, dirigindo-se a uma pessoa pelo seu nome, apelido, título ou profissão; Sr. | cão |
Where the eye mixes pan and pes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pan with pes
A purely visual mix-up. pan (/ˈpan) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pan is recorded at frequency rank #4,573, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpan. 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 28018, this pair ranks #40,857 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pan vs pes
Shared letters: p. Private to "pan": an. Private to "pes": es.
"pan" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pan" and "pes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pan" or "pes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pan" and "pes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pan" 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 #40,857 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pan" and "pes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pes vs pix". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #40,857 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.