Which to use
“parada” and “pegada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,156
- “parada” frequency rank
- #10,583
- “pegada” frequency rank
- 12739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parada | pegada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação de parar ou deter-se | vestígio que o pé deixa no solo |
Where the eye mixes parada and pegada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. parada and pegada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: parada vs pegada
A purely visual mix-up. parada (/paˈɾa.dɐ/) and pegada (/pɛ.ˈɡa.dɐ/) 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 12739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parada is recorded at frequency rank #2,156, classified as anoun, pronounced /paˈɾa.dɐ/. pegada is at rank #10,583, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɛ.ˈɡa.dɐ/.
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 12739, this pair ranks #59,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parada vs pegada
Shared letters: adp. Private to "parada": r. Private to "pegada": eg.
"parada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pegada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parada" and "pegada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "parada" vs "pegada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pegada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parada" and "pegada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegada vs pétala". 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 #59,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.