Which to use
“passeio” and “pêssego” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,791
- “passeio” frequency rank
- #18,166
- “pêssego” frequency rank
- 21957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passeio | pêssego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de passear | fruto do pessegueiro |
Where the eye mixes passeio and pêssego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. passeio (CVCCVVV) and pêssego (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses passeio with pêssego
A purely visual mix-up. passeio (/pɐ.ˈsɐj.u/) and pêssego (/ˈpe.se.gu/) 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 21957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passeio is recorded at frequency rank #3,791, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈsɐj.u/. pêssego is at rank #18,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpe.se.gu/.
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 21957, this pair ranks #48,188 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of passeio vs pêssego
Shared letters: eops. Private to "passeio": ai. Private to "pêssego": gê.
"passeio" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "pêssego" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- passeio ← apsseio · paseio · pasesio · passeoi · passieo · ppasseio · psaseio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "passeio" for "pêssego" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "passeio" or "pêssego" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "passeio" and "pêssego" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "passeio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pêssego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,188 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passeio" and "pêssego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pêssego vs péssimo". 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 #48,188 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.