Which to use
“peach” and “pedaço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,044
- “peach” frequency rank
- #4,013
- “pedaço” frequency rank
- 41057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peach | pedaço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pêssego | uma parte de qualquer coisa que se dividiu |
Where the eye mixes peach and pedaço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peach runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against pedaço's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between peach and pedaço
A purely visual mix-up. peach (/piːt͡ʃ/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and pedaço (/pɨ.ˈda.su/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peach is recorded at frequency rank #37,044, classified as anoun, pronounced /piːt͡ʃ/ ouvir^(fonte ?). pedaço is at rank #4,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨ.ˈda.su/.
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 41057, this pair ranks #24,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peach vs pedaço
Shared letters: aep. Private to "peach": ch. Private to "pedaço": doç.
"peach" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "pedaço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- peach ← epach · paech · peacch · peachh · peahc · pecah · ppeach
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peach" and "pedaço" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "peach" vs "pedaço" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "peach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pedaço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peach" and "pedaço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peach vs pitch". 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 #24,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.