Which to use
“parra” and “perca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,076
- “parra” frequency rank
- #4,502
- “perca” frequency rank
- 33578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parra | perca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ramo novo da videira | peixe de água doce, da família dos Percídeos (Percidae), de carne muito apreciada |
Letter map: parra vs perca
Shared letters muted; letters that set parra and perca apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: parra and perca
parra and perca are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parra is recorded at frequency rank #29,076, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.Rɐ/. perca is at rank #4,502, 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 33578, this pair ranks #33,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parra vs perca
Shared letters: apr. Private to "parra": -. Private to "perca": ce.
"parra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "perca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parra" and "perca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "parra" or "perca"?
What to do next
Pair "parra" vs "perca" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "parra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parra" and "perca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pança vs parra". 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 #33,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.