Which to use
“parar” is a verb and “pera” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #656
- “parar” frequency rank
- #18,669
- “pera” frequency rank
- 19325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parar | pera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | interromper um movimento ou uma ação | o fruto da pereira |
Letter map: parar vs pera
Shared letters muted; letters that set parar and pera apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for parar / pera
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: parar is averb and peraanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parar is recorded at frequency rank #656, classified as averb, pronounced /pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/, /pɐ.ˈɾa/. pera is at rank #18,669, tagged as anoun.
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 19325, this pair ranks #51,423 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parar vs pera
Shared letters: apr. Private to "parar": -. Private to "pera": e.
"parar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parar" for "pera" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "parar" or "pera" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "parar" and "pera". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "parar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,423 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parar" and "pera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pera vs Pietra". 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 #51,423 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.