Which to use
“parada” and “picada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,156
- “parada” frequency rank
- #14,207
- “picada” frequency rank
- 16363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parada | picada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação de parar ou deter-se | golpe dado com pico |
Where the eye mixes parada and picada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. parada and picada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between parada and picada
A purely visual mix-up. parada (/paˈɾa.dɐ/) and picada (/pi.ˈka.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 16363, 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/. picada is at rank #14,207, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pi.ˈka.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 16363, this pair ranks #55,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parada vs picada
Shared letters: adp. Private to "parada": r. Private to "picada": ci.
"parada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "picada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parada" and "picada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "parada" or "picada" show up more?
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 "picada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parada" and "picada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pescada vs picada". 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 #55,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.