Which to use
“pata” and “peça” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,417
- “pata” frequency rank
- #1,319
- “peça” frequency rank
- 16736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pata | peça |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a fêmea do pato | cada uma das partes de um todo, duma coleção, dum mecanismo, etc..; pedaço; fragmento; móvel |
Letter map: pata vs peça
Shared letters muted; letters that set pata and peça apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: pata and peça
pata and peça 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 16736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pata is recorded at frequency rank #15,417, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.tɐ/. peça is at rank #1,319, 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 16736, this pair ranks #54,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pata vs peça
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pata": t. Private to "peça": eç.
"pata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "peça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pata ← apta · paat · patta · ppata · ptaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pata" and "peça" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "pata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peça" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pata" and "peça" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastar vs pata". 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 #54,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.