Which to use
“pé” and “puré” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #878
- “pé” frequency rank
- #41,198
- “puré” frequency rank
- 42076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pé | puré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extremidade dos membros inferiores do corpo humano, responsável pelo equilíbrio | iguaria feita de legumes, carnes ou frutas raladas transformadas num caldo grosso ou numa massa pastosa |
Where the eye mixes pé and puré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pé runs 2 letters (CV) against puré's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pé and puré
A purely visual mix-up. pé (/ˈpɛ/) and puré (/pu.ˈɾɛ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pé is recorded at frequency rank #878, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɛ/. puré is at rank #41,198, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈɾɛ/.
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 42076, this pair ranks #23,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pé vs puré
Shared letters: pé. Private to "pé": -. Private to "puré": ru.
"pé" · 2 letters · shape CV · "puré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pé" and "puré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pé" or "puré"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pé" and "puré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pé" and "puré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs puré". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.